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Liberal Democrats Look To The Future

A speech by the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg at the Liberal Democrat Local Government Conference, Manchester 22 June 2013. Renewed Opportunity "It is now less than two years until the General Election. We Liberal Democrats look at 2015 - and every election before and beyond - as an opportunity, a renewed chance to govern. "The Liberal Democrats must seek to become an acknowledged party of Government. A party that strives to govern at every level - from local council to Number 10 - in order to make Britain a better place. "It is crucial that we take the right decisions, and that we do so together. I am here today to ask for your help, so we can accomplish our goals together." The Purpose of Power The main points of Nick Clegg's speech in Manchester were: Within Coalition Government, Liberal Democrats are now leading Britain through the most profound economic crisis in living memory. Taking the difficult decisions on the deficit, but making sure we spread the burden

9 Jul 2013
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Ron Tindall

Herts County Council Must Apologise over Social Worker Thefts

A former Herts County Council social worker has pleaded guilty to seven counts of theft from vulnerable people she was the Careworker for. She now awaits sentencing. Lorraine Graves, the former social worker, pleaded guilty on July 3rd. This has finally allowed her victims and their families and friends to see justice done, two years after the crimes came to light. Liberal Democrat Group Leader, County Councillor Stephen Giles-Medhurst commented, "It has become clear that this woman defrauded vulnerable people of thousands of pounds from their Council-run banks accounts. It is totally unacceptable that a Council worker was able to abuse their position like this." "Hertfordshire County Council must now offer a public apology to the victims, their friends and their families, not only for the thefts themselves, but also for the anguish and distress this has caused them. It has taken two years for this to come to court. This has been very distressing for many of those concerned and made worse by the length of tim

8 Jul 2013
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Danny Alexander

Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, Announces Expansion of the Troubled Families Scheme

On 24 June 2013, Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander announced a massive expansion of the Coalition Government's ground-breaking Troubled Families Programme. An additional £200 million is to be invested to extend intensive help to 400,000 high risk families so they can get to grips with their problems before they spiral out of control.

3 Jul 2013
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Million Jobs

Liberal Democrat Job Creation Campaign Launched

Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrats' A Million Jobs for a Stronger Economy campaign. This will highlight the Liberal Democrat successes since coming into Government in helping to create more than a million private sector jobs - with plans to create a million more.

2 Jul 2013
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Eurostar

East of England Councillors Off to Meet Our Man in Brussels

Although the English Regional organisations have been greatly reduced, the East of England Region continues informally as a convenient structure for local authorities to co-ordinate matters of common interest. Two such obvious and important issues are Transport and Infrastructure Development. The region also remains as the main unit for receiving European funding for local projects.

26 Jun 2013
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Composting

Hertfordshire Caught Out Counting Rejected Cardboard as “Recycled” Material

Hertfordshire has for a long time been collecting cardboard with green waste for composting. When the proportion of cardboard was low enough that was fine and good quality compost resulted. Now with higher quantities, and especially with the inclusion of the new plastic laminated cardboard, significant quantities of cardboard have had to be removed from the composting process and sent to landfill.

21 Jun 2013
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Decisive Win for Liberal Democrats in Berkhamsted East By Election on 13th June

The by election was caused by the death of the former Liberal Democrat councillor, John Lythgoe, and was heavily contested by the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and by UKIP. The campaigns were followed with keen interest by the electorate and the turnout of 25% was reasonably high for a town council by election. The result (shown below) restores the position of two Liberal Democrats and 13 Conservatives on Berkhamsted Town Council. Berkhamsted Town Council, East Ward Lib Dem 456 41% ( + 4%) Danny Bonnett Con 315 28% ( - 15%) UKIP 184 16% ( + 16%) LAB 92 8% GRN 75 7% IND n/a ( - 20%) Turnout 25%

15 Jun 2013
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