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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
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Ron Beadle, Lib Dem Spokesman for Newcastle North

Ron Beadle condemns Government's waste on 'empty offices'

A senior Liberal Democrat has condemned the waste of over £100,000 on empty offices last year by the Government's Identity and Passport Service. The figure was revealed following a Freedom of Information Request about 'Fruitless Payments' reported in the Identity and Passport service's accounts.

6 Sep 2007
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Senior Judge misguided on database say Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Nick Clegg has denounced a Senior Judge's call for the expansion of the UK DNA database as 'misguided'. At present, over four million profiles are held on a nationwide criminal database, which the Home Office claim has helped solve complex criminal cases. The largest of its kind in the world, it is reported to be growing at a rate of 30,000 samples a month, taken from suspects at crime scenes. There has already been criticism of the present system as people who are found innocent usually cannot get their details removed.

6 Sep 2007
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Support for Ming Campbell in a letter to the Independent

Sir: Having read Dominic Lawson's wise words on Ming Campbell (4 September), I wonder whether we have entered a parallel universe. If Iraq has become the defining moral and political issue of our age, then Ming stands out as a man whose voice has, from the beginning, been in accord not only with that of the majority of the British people but also with what looks increasingly like being the verdict of history. And yet he is struggling in the polls, and largely derided and dismissed by the media.

6 Sep 2007
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Council Leader speaks out on Council's Climate Change record

Council Leader Alan Taylor has promised to look into whether or not Rochdale Council should sign the 'Nottingham Declaration' on Climate Change. He has claimed however that Rochdale Council is already showing their commitment to Climate Change in various ways and believes that some elements of the 'Nottingham Declaration' are a publicity stunt.

6 Sep 2007
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