A petition has been set up on the Downing Street web site (http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Ashford-Brussels/) calling for the retention of direct Eurostar services from Ashford to Brussels. As highlighted by Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles the service is rumoured to be under further threat after direct services to Paris were axed.
There will be more Police + Community Support Officers, increased recycling and more funding for pavement and pothole repairs in Chelmsford - if the Liberal Democrats gain control of the Borough Council on 3rd May. These are just a few of the key pledges in the party's Manifesto launched in front of Hylands House. The Manifesto, entitled "For a Safer, Greener, Fairer Chelmsford", sets out the Lib Dem vision for Chelmsford and the action they will take to realise that vision.
The Liberal Democrats have pushed through their capital programme which included £50,000 for refurbishments at the Manor House Neighbourhood Centre.
At last months full City Council meeting, the Leader of the City Council, Councillor Roger Blackmore, seconded by Knighton Lib Dem Councillor Joan Garrity, placed forward a motion asking for the Government to drop charges for parcel delivery for our overseas stationed armed forces.
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Wednesday 11th April) welcomed the Scottish Liberal Democrat putting forward a bright future for young people and a renewable energy revolution at the centre of their Holyrood plans.
Commenting on the Iranian President's comments that Iran has entered an "industrial stage" in its production of nuclear fuel, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Michael Moore MP said "Iran's continued drive to obtain an independent nuclear capability is a serious threat to the world. While some may doubt the President's claims, there should be no question about Iran's intentions. The international community must be firm in its response and ensure that the sanctions against the regime are as tight and as tough as possible."
