PPC Nigel Quinton, with Nick Clegg as he Visits St Albans To Make Keynote Speech On Mental Health
and gets briefed by local campaigners on rail issues
12 Feb 2008
Huhne challenges Straw over bugging of lawyers
Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne, has written to Jack Straw asking which senior police officers authorised the regular bugging of lawyer-client discussions at prisons. Mr Huhne also pressed Mr Straw to state how many prisoners had been bugged in this way in each year for the last five years and urged him to make a full statement as soon as the House of Commons returns from recess. The Liberal Democrats are pressing for a full inquiry into the new allegations that bugging was extensive, systematic and routine.
12 Feb 2008
Dundee LibDems express concern at Scottish health funding announcement
Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Tuesday 12th February) expressed concern at the level of Health Board funding allocations for 2008/9, which have real increases of only 0.45 per cent.
12 Feb 2008
Folkestone Triennial 2008: Tales of Time and Space
The inaugural Folkestone Triennial 'Tales of Time and Space' will take place from 14 June to 14 September at locations across Folkestone, and the festivals web site has been launched at www.folkestonetriennial.org.uk
12 Feb 2008
Special Focus for The Vauxhalls
Park Ward Focus Team have delivered a special edition of Focus in the Vauxhalls area of the Ward. A PDF version can be found in the Download area of this site.
12 Feb 2008
High speed rail link to serve Rochdale?
A 225 mph high speed rail link must be built to connect Rochdale with the Channel tunnel if the North West is to avoid becoming a transport backwater, says one of the region's MEPs.
12 Feb 2008