Switch off scheme is not for us
Lib Dems say no to blackout.
Lib Dems say no to blackout.
Was it right to invade Iraq? How do we stop global warming? Should student fees be scrapped? Should trains run later at weekends? How do we make poverty history? Do you think there should be more live music events in Rochdale? Just some of the questions in Paul Rowen's Annual Youth Survey which will be arriving on the doorsteps of over 2,000 young people in Rochdale over the next few days. Mr Rowen has timed his survey to coincide with many of Rochdale's young people receiving their A-Level results this week.
Speaking at the launch of a new book "Defending the Indefensible", co-authored by Geoffrey Tweedale, Rochdale MP Paul Rowen said: "Geoff's book and his research together with the ground breaking documentary by Yorkshire Television released 28 years ago reminds us of the deceit and deception practised that hid the effects of exposure to asbestos.
Two leading Liberal Democrat councillors are calling on Cllr Brandon Lewis, Conservative Leader of Brentwood Borough Council, to give residents a cast-iron guarantee that Brentwood will not be taking part in any street lighting blackout programme that the County Council may be planning to roll out across Essex.
Fiona Hall's August e-Newsletter
Journalists of the Press Gallery have started their annual search for the best young political writers of tomorrow in a competition designed to encourage students to voice their views on government and politics. The winners are invited to tour the Houses of Parliament and meet leading politicians and political journalists.