FIRS scheme has a "China-shaped hole", say Lib Dems Welfare concessions: Govt should "put this bill out of its misery" Davey: Welfare Bill "no way to run a country" Carmichael challenges EDF on imposed inferior tariffs for RTS customers Cole-Hamilton: Delayed discharges another SNP broken promise Operations activity stagnating below pre-pandemic levels FIRS scheme has a "China-shaped hole", say Lib Dems Responding to the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS)'s publication today, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said: It's clear that there's a China-shaped hole in today's FIRS announcement. Labour's failure to include China on the enhanced tier ...
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75 Years of local empowerment: Suffolk Association of Local Councils celebrates milestone with film ...
I don't normally print press releases here, but as I'm a member of the SALC Board, perhaps you might forgive me on this occasion... The Suffolk Association of Local Councils (SALC) has marked its 75th anniversary with a celebration and the launch of a new film showcasing the vital role of town and parish councils and parish meetings across the county. Formed in 1950, SALC has grown into the trusted voice and support hub for over 400 local councils and parish meetings in Suffolk—the grassroots tier of the public sector. To commemorate this milestone, more than 100 attendees gathered in ...
Davey: welfare review must listen to the voice of carers Lib Dems call for COBRA meeting as Britain braces for second heatwave Lib Dems reveal 100,000 meters still to be replaced as RTS switch-off begins SNP's solution to NHS crisis could be delayed or cancelled Greene secures island support fund but questions exclusions Davey: welfare review must listen to the voice of carers Ahead of the statement on the welfare bill later today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said the Government's review of the Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must listen to groups representing family carers, as well as disability ...
Here's a treat: a long documentary with extensive footage of Charles Laughton filming The Night of the Hunter. It's such a shame that, because it was not a commercial success, this turned out to be the only film that Laughton solely directed. It is now recognised as a masterpiece. I can also recommend the novel on which it was based: The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb. It has all the Southern Gothic, fairy-tale atmosphere of the film. That's not such a surprise, because Laughton met Grubb and got on well with him, so they spent five days discussing ...
Embed from Getty ImagesDr Jonathan Nicholls, who is Reader in Planetary Auroras1 at the University of Leicester, is the Liberal Democrat candidate in a Rutland Council by-election. The vacancy in the two-member Barleythorpe Ward has arisen because a Green Party councillor has stood down because of family commitments. The Greens are not fielding a candidate in the contest, which takes place on 24 July. Dr Nicholls told Lincs Online: "After decades of underinvestment and complacency from the Conservatives, both locally and nationally, we're left paying some of the highest council tax bills in the country, while services are cut and ...
Tue 1st
09:59
Labour wants deeper collaboration with tech firms to solve prisons crisis: What they've been offered...
Tracking devices inserted under offenders' skin, robots assigned to contain prisoners and driverless vehicles used to transport them were among the measures proposed by technology companies to ministers who are gathering ideas to tackle the crisis in the UK justice system. The Guardian reports - it's seen the minutes - that these proposals were made at a meeting of more than two dozen tech companies in London last month, chaired by the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood. Those present, says the newspaper, included representatives of Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Palantir. IBM and the private prison operator Serco also attended, alongside tagging ...
Liberal Democrat parliamentarians should vote against the proscription of Palestine Action. Yes, members of that group should take responsibility for illegal actions that they take. The law is already quite draconian – especially with the invocation of the Terrorism Act. However, the organisation should not, as a whole, be made illegal in a liberal society where protest is tolerated. Making Palestine Action supporters open to imprisonment is simply unconscionable in modern Britain (and Northern Ireland). It's a fair bet that when the Quakers are against something, the Liberal Democrats should also be against it. Oliver Robertson from the Quakers has ...
Our Tuesday surgeries today do not take place as it is during the school summer holidays. However, we can be contacted at any time on Dundee 459378 or by email at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk - many thanks! Please note that our street surgeries on a Thursday will take place as normal.
As MPs prepare to vote on the Labour Government's welfare reforms today, many will still be uneasy at its impact on those with disabilities and the creation of a two-tier benefit system. Whether this will be enough to generate a revolt big enough to kill the bill has to be seen, but headlines like this are not going to help the government get the legislation over the line. The Guardian reports that the government's own impact assessment has found that more than 150,000 people could still be pushed into poverty by the welfare measures despite significant concessions to rebel MPs ...
