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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Lib Dem green plans welcomed
Liberal Democrat proposals unveiled today aimed at making the UK carbon neutral by 2050, have been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. The plans can be seen in full at www.libdems.org.uk/news/liberal-democrats-reveal-plans-for-zero-carbon-britain.13117.html
28 Aug 2007
Cadets at Camp do Chesterfield Proud
Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes and local Staveley Councillor Mick Bagshaw attended the Derbyshire Army Cadets Annual Summer Camp in Ripon this week. Around 360 cadets, both male and female, are attending the camp for two weeks of adventures and expeditions. Paul and Cllr Bagshaw have already met the Staveley branch of the Army Cadets at a joint event with the Royal British Legion, but both said the insight gained from visiting the 2-week Summer camp was amazing.
28 Aug 2007
Matthews Backs Objections to Hythe Amusement Arcade
Hythe Campaigner Neil Matthews has welcomed a decision by Conservative Hythe Town Council to recommend the refusal to Shepway District Council's planning department of a planning application for an Amusement Arcade for Hythe High Street.
28 Aug 2007
Liberal Democrats Propose a Carbon Neutral Britain by 2050
The Liberal Democrats today revealed radical proposals to transform Britain into an international leader in tackling climate change, making the country carbon neutral by 2050.
28 Aug 2007
Lib Dems urge immigrant amnesty
Illegal immigrants should be given "selective amnesty" to allow them to earn the right to British citizenship, the Liberal Democrats have said. Home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg MP said "Those staying long-term should be able to apply for permanent residence. But they should be required to fulfil a series of conditions, such as the ability to speak English", he added. Mr Clegg told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the problem of long-term illegal immigrants needed to be tackled. "This, frankly, is just in recognition of the fact that, because of incompetence or mismanagement in the immigration system over many years, we have very large numbers of people who live in this kind of twilight world of illegality and, in many cases, exploitation in the workplace which we need to deal with," he said.
28 Aug 2007
Expand flood warnings systems urges report
A report released today has warned that a nationwide warning system on flash rainfall flooding is urgently needed if Britain is to be able to cope with another deluge of rain like that which hit the country in June. The independent report into why Hull suffered so badly and was left inundated with flood water has recommended the Environment Agency issue warnings that cover extreme rainfall. Hull City Council, which commissioned the report, found 7,000 homes were flooded and 1,300 businesses affected after a normal month's worth of rain fell in 24 hours. The IRB called for the Environment Agency to look with "great urgency" at whether its current Floodline system of warnings for river and tidal flooding can be expanded to cover flash rainfall incidents
27 Aug 2007