Chelmsford Liberal Democrats want to know what you think as part of a project to have a two-way exchange of views with local people. You can find out more about what the Lib Dems think by following linked pages on the left. But what do YOU want to see happening locally? Read the rest of this story and give us your views.
Dundee Liberal Democrat local party Convener Raymond Lawrie has today (Saturday 5th August) lent his support to a LibDem competition to find the person who pays the highest proportion of their income in council tax. The competition highlights the party's campaign -'Axe the Tax' - to replace council tax with a fairer alternative based on people's ability to pay.
Dundee LibDem local party secretary, Michael Charlton, today (Saturday 5th August) welcomed a cross-party initiative aimed to stimulate political debate through an online conference.
Tony Blair's determination to press ahead with plans to introduce identity cards received a double blow today when two reports accused the Government of confusion and of keeping the public in the dark. A Commons committee reported that plans for ID cards were "inconsistent" and "lacking clarity" and questioned the Home Office's claim that the overall cost would be half the £19bn estimate of analysts. Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, found that the Treasury analysis of the scheme was being unfairly kept secret and ordered details to be made public.
Statistics published by the council this week show that the Lib Dem run council has reduced its water usage by around 5% - more than 21,000 cubic metres of water.
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee chaired by Liberal Democrat MP Phil Willis says that Government plans to introduce ID cards are "inconsistent" and "lacking clarity". The MPs were sceptical about the estimated costs of the scheme, which Tony Blair has called "a major plank" of Labour's next election manifesto. They said there was public confusion about ID cards because there had not been enough details about them. Mr Willis said there was "not the level of confidence in this scheme that could be expected at this stage". He said: "Despite their vested interests in the scheme, industrial representatives are speaking openly about their concerns regarding the identity cards programme - this should set alarm bells in the Home Office ringing."
