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Cameron Wrong on Support for Wind Farms

Nick Clegg Discusses the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership

When asked about his views on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) during the recent Bite the Ballot Leaders' Live Debate, Nick Clegg said:

Veolia Challenge Incinerator Decision

Veolia has taken to the High Court to challenge the decision refusing the building of a £1bn energy-from-waste incinerator in New Barnfield Hertfordshire. The planned plant on green-belt land at New Barnfield was judged "inappropriate" by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, who went on to saythat the benefits did not outweigh the potential harm to the green-belt.

Delightful Concert on Saturday Night in Tring's Victoria Hall to Raise Funds for the Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter and Food Bank

The children from Bishop Wood School were delightful, the London Heritage Brass were of an astonishingly high standard and the audience participation was enthusiastic. Andrew Openshaw, the Minister at New Mill Baptist Church in New Road, Tring, compered the proceedings with the perfect combination of relaxed formality and northern dryness and the organisation of the whole event was first class.The collection among the audience raised £1,250 for the Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter and Food Bank (DENS).Well done, everybody.

Liberal Democrats Cutting Income Tax by a Further £120

The Autumn Statement has confirmed that from April 2015, millions of workers on low and middle incomes will receive a further tax cut of £120.

Investing in 1400 New Flood Defence Projects to Help Protect 300,000 Homes

Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander is announcing more than 1400 new flood defence projects providing better protection for 300,000 homes.

Giving Parents Greater Flexibility In How They Share Paternity Leave

Parents will have greater flexibility in how they share the care of their child in the first year after birth thanks to changes delivered by Liberal Democrats in government.

News from Rickmansworth Liberal Democrats

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Nick Clegg Announces £214m Investment in Cycling

Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has today unveiled the biggest single investment in cycling.

Nick Clegg Announces Mental Health Taskforce

Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg announced that he will be establishing and chairing a new Mental Health Taskforce, which will include Cabinet Ministers from across the coalition.The Liberal Democrats have been campaigning on mental health issues for many years, with a focus on bringing treatment for mental health problems in line with physical health and ending years of discrimination.

Let's Drink to a Lib Dem Success! Greg Mulholland MP Wins a Fair Deal for Our Local Pubs.

Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland MP, is the Chair of the Parliamentary Save the Pub Group. He is also the Coordinator of the Fair Deal for Your Local Campaign. Here is a shortened version of what he wrote in The Parliament Magazine about the recent victory on Clause 42 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.