Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Sunday 1st July) backed calls by LibDem Leader Sir Menzies Campbell for a general election as Gordon Brown 'does not have a mandate' and that the country needs more than just a change in personnel.
DELGA have welcomed the extension of the smoking ban to England - which comes into force today - for the positive impact it will have for the LGBT communities.
Spelthorne Council have published the new Local Development Framework (LDF). This is a mandatory document for the Council to produce and it will have a profound effect on Spelthorne for the next 20 years.
Baroness Sarah Ludford, Lib Dem MEP for London addressed the crowd from the main stage at London Pride today, welcoming the 35th London Pride event but remembering there is still much to be done to achieve LGBT liberation both in the UK further afield.
Chelmsford's Conservative council has this week sidelined Lib Dem proposals for a sustainable solution to the local shortage of new houses. Chelmsford Conservatives want to put at least 4,000 houses on green fields around the edge of Chelmsford (link below); and also increase the number of houses built on every single scrap of land coming vacant in Chelmsford. The Lib Dems have pledged to oppose these plans.
Reacting to the news that Labour has called the Ealing Southall and Sedgefield by-elections, Liberal Democrat Chief Executive Chris Rennard said:
