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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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Letter from Parliament

The media is at its best when it is in investigative mode - Would President Nixon ever have been impeached and Watergate uncovered had not the Washington Post published the story? At the moment I'm speaking to a journalist on a national newspaper about what happens to women of arranged marriages when the marriage fails. Foreign born nationals cannot easily get help yet many cannot return home. Research carried out for me recently has shown that up to 17 women in Rochdale could be sleeping rough. For humanitarian reasons alone we should be helping these women. I hope that by publishing their plight (and I do not believe Rochdale is alone in having this problem) we can get help and assistance for these women.

7 Nov 2007
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Councillor Wera Hobhouse welcomes 'low' council tax increase

Heywood and Middleton Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Councillor Wera Hobhouse has welcomed next year's proposed council tax increase as one of the lowest in the country, she said: "3.8% is the lowest for eleven years and shows the benefits of a Liberal Democrat controlled Council.

7 Nov 2007
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Local Lib Dems hear Leadership Candidates

Lib Dems from Scarborough went to Leeds at the weekend to hear leadership hopefuls Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne speak about their plans for the party. The leadership hustings was held at a packed Civic Centre in the City, with members coming from all over Yorkshire and the Humber to hear the two MPs.

6 Nov 2007
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Is that all there is from Brown?

Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable today accused Gordon Brown of producing a legislative programme with no new ideas despite delaying a General Election so that he could outline his vision for Government.

6 Nov 2007
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