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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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Local Lib Dems at Regional Conference

This year's Regional Spring Conference was certainly an exciting affair. The party felt rejuvenated and was clearly focused on the forthcoming local elections. We had an interesting "hustings by proxy" where various speakers represented the three challengers in the party's leadership contest. Support seemed to be divided equally between all three within the regional party, many of whom had heard the candidates speak at a packed hustings in Leeds the previous week. The feeling was that Thursday's results could be close.

27 Feb 2006
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Electoral fraud crackdown planned

In 2004 the electoral commissioner said postal voting was "wide open to fraud" following a vote scandal in Birmingham. Six Labour councillors in the city were forced to step down after Sir Richard Mawrey found evidence of postal ballot abuse that he said would disgrace a "banana republic".

27 Feb 2006
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Lib Dems Slam Tory Bus Cuts

Liberal Democrats on North Yorkshire County Council have supported a Labour amendment to the budget which would have protected rural bus services against a £200,000 cut.

27 Feb 2006
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