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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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Flood Defences Will Need Improving to Secure Dungeness C

A British Energy report into the suitability of its eight UK sites as possible locations for next-generation nuclear plants has said that for Dungeness to be a suitable location there would have to be re-positioning and new sea defences. British Energy named its sites at Dungeness on Romney Marsh, Sizewell in Suffolk, Hinkley in Somerset and Bradwell in Essex as the most likely places for new reactors.

27 Nov 2007
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Local MP meets with Chief of care home inspections

Local MP Tim Farron met today with Paul Snell, Chief Inspector of the Commission for Social Care Inspection to discuss the issue of care for the elderly. Mr Farron has received a number of letters from concerned relatives of care home residents and will be taking up some of these cases with Mr Snell.

27 Nov 2007
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LIB DEMS UP 6 POINTS IN POLLS

A new Guardian/ICM poll puts the Liberal Democrats on 21%, up six points on the last ICM poll two weeks ago, and up three compared to the October poll for the Guardian. Full party ratings (with changes from last month's Guardian poll) are: Con 37% (-3), Lab 31% (-4), Lib Dems 21% (+3).

27 Nov 2007
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CBI Speech - Brown incoherent on Britain's future

Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable has attacked Gordon Brown for failing to provide a coherent view on Britain's future. In his speech today to the CBI, the Prime Minister showed his support for the expansion of Heathrow and a new generation of nuclear power stations. Mr Brown also hinted at a rethink on capital gains tax changes which have been opposed by many business people. And he promised tougher rules on people on benefits accepting training offers.

27 Nov 2007
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Middle East peace talks - Hamas must be part of the solution

Ahead of today's Middle East peace process summit in Washington and Annapolis, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Michael Moore MP, has written to the Foreign Secretary to urge a new strategy for dealing with Hamas. The US secretary of state met Israeli and Palestinian negotiators over the weekend to try to bridge gaps between them before this week's conference.

27 Nov 2007
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