Robin Lawrence, Chair of Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrats met Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy yesterday at Ounsdale School , where he works. Robin and Charles had time for a chat about Wolverhampton and the Liberal Democrat prospects there.
Former Byfleet Parish Council Chairman Sue Kittelsen, who in 2004 stood as an Independent candidate for Woking Borough Council, has joined Byfleet Liberal Democrats.
Detectives in Hackney are investigating a homophobic attack that left two men with serious stab injuries. Police were called to Hackney Road, near to the junction with Cremer Street, at 2am on Thursday 16 June after reports of a stabbing.
Commenting on the Sustainable Development Commission's recommendation for a higher rate of Vehicle Excise Duty for the most polluting cars, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Norman Baker MP said:
Paul Rowen (Rochdale, LDem)
The Government have announced that Juries will be abolished in complex fraud trials. The Attorney General will unveil plans to enact a change in the law that will allow a single judge to sit on complex fraud trials. The practice of trying defendants by a panel of 12 jurors stretches back 800 years.Commenting on the Government's announcement, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Mark Oaten MP said "Yet again Labour seem prepared to abandon the principle of fair trials and justice that have served this country well for decades. The trial by jury is at the heart of our judicial system. For complex trials like fraud it should be possible to create banks of jurors with the skills required to deal with these cases."
