West Dorset
Liberal Democrats

Clegg warning over international biometrics database plan

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has expressed concern over news that the FBI is enlisting British law enforcement agencies to set up an international database containing the biometric details of thousands of people. The "Server in the Sky" programme would take cooperation between police forces way beyond the current faxing of fingerprints across the Atlantic. Allies in the "war against terror" - the US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand - have formed a working group, the International Information Consortium, to plan their strategy.

15 Jan 2008
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"If you can't get digital, you shouldn't be charged a licence fee" - Farron

Local MP Tim Farron has today called on the Government to ensure that those who are unable to receive the full spectrum of digital channels after the 'digital switchover' do not pay the full licence fee, and those who cannot receive a digital signal at all should get a full refund. In Whitehaven, the first area to switchover entirely residents have in some cases been unable to receive all of the channels.

15 Jan 2008
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Arts Centre - central to the renaissance of Rochdale!

The second meeting of the 'vision setting group' - Leader of the Council - Alan Taylor, lead campaigner on the arts centre - Councillor Dale Mulgrew, John Patterson, the Council's executive director responsible for business partnerships, John Hudson, the chief executive of the Rochdale Development Agency and Craig McAteer, the Managing Director of the Link4lfe cultural Trust - for an arts centre in Rochdale Town Centre took place yesterday.

15 Jan 2008
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