The global financial crisis may turn out to be an "economic 9/11", Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has warned. Extremist groups could search for support among people who considered themselves victims of "economic injustice. European governments had to step up to the plate to reduce economic inequality. A long recession could also damage the countries' ability to keep troops stationed in Afghanistan", he predicted.
Stephen Robinson and Chelmsford Lib Dems were (for the fifth year running) the only political group present at the Anglia Ruskin Freshers' Fair. The Liberal Democrats picked up a lot of interest in their campaigns and youth & student group.
"Repossessing homes by banks should be an absolute last resort" says
The programme for the Folkestone Literary Festival, running from Saturday 1 November to Sunday 9 November, has been announced with 9 days of readings, performances, children's events and practical writing sessions with notable authors from all over the country.
Following a long campaign by Park Ward's Liberal Democrat Councillors Robin Lawrence and Claire Darke, Wolverhampton Council's Highway Division has agreed to undertake drain repairs to Gibbons Grove.
Robin Webber-Jones, Liberal Democrat campaigner for Markfield and Stanton Under Bardon has launched a petition against plans to put an incinerator into Bardon. Conservative County Council bosses are planning to build an incinerator there despite concerns from local people and Friends of the Earth.
