Delivering the Green Shift
Earlier this year, in a speech to the Green Alliance and others, I spoke of a concerted effort by the Liberal Democrats to push the environment up the political agenda and keep it there.
CK
16 Nov 2004
National News
Access to Healthcare for Woking people is under threat
Dr Anne Lee said: "Access to health-care is vital. There is a pincer movement in health care happening in Woking. There is a shortage of GP's in Woking, which means that more people are going to use the walk-in centre at the Community Hospital.
15 Nov 2004
Visit to Torbay Lifeboat
Torbay lifeboat is one of the busiest in the region and Totnes Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson, Mike Treleaven called in to look around the station at Brixham and discuss the work of the R.N.L.I. with Chairman, Arthur Kernow and Operations Manager, David Ham.
15 Nov 2004
Visit to South Dartmoor Community College
South Dartmoor Community College in Ashburton is a specialist sports college and Leading Edge School, a designation only given to the top 200 schools in the country. Mike Treleaven, Totnes Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson called in to meet the Principle, Ray Tarleton, and take a look at the college.
15 Nov 2004
Danbury By-Election: Labour slump to 5th place as Lib Dems on course for Parliamentary win
In a shock result to the Danbury, Little Baddow & Sandon by-election on 11 November, Conservatives won but with a 9.2% swing to the Liberal Democrats. David Whiteing pushed up the Lib Dem vote, while all the other main parties lost votes. This kind of swing in West Chelmsford could see Stephen Robinson elected the Lib Dem MP.
14 Nov 2004
The Dubya dividend
So, it's four more years of George Dubya Bush. Such is the controversy surrounding the man that even Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) are finding their campaign plans for next year's general election affected by the result of last week's surprise Bush landslide.
NC
12 Nov 2004