North East Hampshire Liberal Democrats News Stories http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from North East Hampshire Liberal Democrats en-GB North East Hampshire Liberal Democrats http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 North East Hampshire Liberal Democrats 2010-09-05T12:31+01:00 United Kingdom Bid to turn MEPs into Communist apparatchiks http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001441/bid_to_turn_meps_into_communist_apparatchiks.html It is understood that the powers-that-be in the European Parliament are seeking to enforce attendance at European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's first ever 'State of the Union' address next week by punishing absentee MEPs with a docking of their daily subsistence allowance for meals and accommodation. 2010-09-03T17:00+01:00 New 111 service will be better than NHS Direct - Burstow http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001440/new_111_service_will_be_better_than_nhs_direct__burstow.html 2010-08-30T12:42+01:00 Corus deal will get Teesside's heart beating again, says Swales http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001439/corus_deal_will_get_teessides_heart_beating_again_says_swales.html Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus. 2010-08-27T12:54+01:00 Corus deal will get Teeside's heart beating again, says Swales http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001438/corus_deal_will_get_teesides_heart_beating_again_says_swales.html Corus and Thai steel company SSI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for SSI to buy the Teesside Cast Products plant from Corus. 2010-08-27T12:54+01:00 Rise in obesity operations shows Labour failed on public health http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001437/rise_in_obesity_operations_shows_labour_failed_on_public_health.html Commenting on the 10-fold rise in the number of obesity-related surgeries carried out on the NHS in less than a decade, Liberal Democrat health minister Paul Burstow said: 2010-08-27T10:59+01:00 Nick Clegg delivers speech on social mobility http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001436/nick_clegg_delivers_speech_on_social_mobility.html Nick Clegg said: 2010-08-18T11:37+01:00 Coalition bans cowboy clampers http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001435/coalition_bans_cowboy_clampers.html The Coalition Government has announced that car clamping on private land is to be banned. 2010-08-17T09:46+01:00 Chris Huhne delivers speech on Labour’s legacy http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001434/chris_huhne_delivers_speech_on_labours_legacy.html “Labour were once a serious party. 2010-08-11T11:53+01:00 Chris Huhne has called on councils to kick-start a local power revolution http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001432/chris_huhne_has_called_on_councils_to_kickstart_a_local_power_revolution.html At present only 0.01% of electricity in England is generated by local authority-owned renewables, despite the scope that exists to install projects on their land and buildings.  In Germany the equivalent figure is 100 times higher. 2010-08-09T10:12+01:00 Controversial children's database ContactPoint to be scrapped http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001431/controversial_childrens_database_contactpoint_to_be_scrapped.html Liberal Democrats opposed ContactPoint from the start. At the last Lib Dem Autumn Conference a motion was passed calling for an end to the database and to invest the money in alternatives to help staff more effectively. 2010-08-06T14:14+01:00 RBS must use profits to help struggling businesses, says Williams http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001430/rbs_must_use_profits_to_help_struggling_businesses_says_williams.html Commenting on the £1.1bn pre-tax half year profits announced by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) today, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Treasury Policy Committee, Stephen Williams said: 2010-08-06T11:12+01:00 Vince Cable announces large investment in low-carbon jobs in the North East http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001429/vince_cable_announces_large_investment_in_lowcarbon_jobs_in_the_north_east.html Of this package, £1.3m will help develop Carbon Capture and Storage technology, which will be vital in reducing carbon emissions while ensuring Britain's energy supply. 2010-08-05T14:12+01:00 We need to make girls feel confident about their own body, says Swinson http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001427/we_need_to_make_girls_feel_confident_about_their_own_body_says_swinson.html Commenting, Jo Swinson said: 2010-08-04T11:51+01:00 Liberal Democrat Party Elections 2010 http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001433/liberal_democrat_party_elections_2010.html Under the Constitutional Amendments passed at the Spring Conference in 2006 the Party Committees elected this autumn will serve for a two-year term of office (2011-2012). The provisions of article 2.4 of the Federal Constitution regarding gender balance apply to all of these elections. 2010-08-03T13:01+01:00 We must consider if Trident can be justified, says Campbell http://www.northeasthampshirelibdems.org.uk/news/001428/we_must_consider_if_trident_can_be_justified_says_campbell.html “This confirmation of what had already been predicted makes it essential that the case for like-for-like replacement of Trident should, as the Liberal Democrats have agreed, be part of the Strategic Defence Review. 2010-07-30T12:50+01:00