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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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In the dog house

Dogs that can retrieve cash from ATMs and empty washing machines help disabled people lead more independent lives, but can they also help reform disruptive teenagers?

10 Apr 2007
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UK National Identity Card (Design Mock-up)

One in three expected not to co-operate on ID Cards

The government anticipate that one in three people will not cooperate with ID card checks, according to papers released under the Freedom of Information Act. The government were forced to reveal their working assumptions by the Information Tribunal after they resisted the initial request from the Liberal Democrats back in 2004. In a letter to Mark Oaten, who made the request, the government claimed the assumptions were now out of date.

10 Apr 2007
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Kent and Medway Networks Spring 2007 Newsletter

The Spring 2007 edition of the Kent & Medway Networks (KMN) Newsletter for Patient and Public Involvement in Health Forum Members in Kent and Surrey has been released. This publication gives an update on some of the work of the PPI Forums supported by KMN, and is available to download from this web site from the "Focus and Downloads > External Documents" section.

10 Apr 2007
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Cllr Alison McInnes and Cllr Allan Livingstone

Leading Liberal Democrats back trunk road improvements for Dundee

Cllr Allan Livingstone (Perth & Kinross Council) and Cllr Alison McInnes (Aberdeenshire Council) who head up the regional transport partnerships for the Tayside & Central (Tactran) and the North East of Scotland (Nestrans) have both backed plans to improve Dundee's trunk road network.

10 Apr 2007
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LGB Census 2011?

Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams has said he is disappointed that the government has decided not to include a question on sexual orientation in the next census, in 2011.

10 Apr 2007
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Disability info for Parliamentary Candidates Association

1. The starting point is an agreed definition of disability - this is what the Disability Discrimination Act uses "A person has a disability for the purposes of the DDA if s/he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day to day activities."

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10 Apr 2007
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