http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Brigg, Goole and Scunthorpe Liberal Democrats en-GB Brigg, Goole and Scunthorpe Liberal Democrats http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Brigg, Goole and Scunthorpe Liberal Democrats 2010-07-29T22:30+01:00 United Kingdom http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001261/give_workers_freedom_to_choose_retirement_date_says_minister.html Commenting, Ed Davey said: “With more and more people wanting to extend their working lives we should not stop them just because they have reached a particular age. We want to give individuals greater choice and are moving swiftly to end discrimination of this kind. 2010-07-29T13:12+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001260/asbos_are_a_failed_policy_says_brake.html Commenting on today’s speech by the Home Secretary in which she said  it was ‘time to move beyond’ Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs), Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake said: 2010-07-28T15:28+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001259/labour_opposition_to_av_exposes_staggering_hypocrisy_says_hughes.html Commenting on Labour's decision to oppose legislation for a referendum on the alternative vote, which was a commitment in their manifesto, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Simon Hughes said: 2010-07-28T12:15+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001258/evidence_released_shows_labour_neglected_armed_forces_says_tim_farron.html The documents show that Labour ministers were formally warned that the military needed an alternative to the Snatch Land Rover in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a reaction to the revelations, Tim Farron said: 2010-07-27T16:01+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001257/coalition_sets_out_ambitious_climate_change_policies.html Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne today set out ambitious plans to tackle climate change and give the UK the secure, low carbon energy it needs. 2010-07-27T13:28+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001256/coalition_announces_pupil_premium_to_provide_extra_money_for_disadvantaged_pupils.html The Coalition Government today announced a Pupil Premium to target extra money at schools taking disadvantaged pupils. 2010-07-26T16:38+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001255/police_commissioners_must_have_tough_checks_and_balances_says_brake.html Commenting ahead of the Home Secretary’s statement on elected police commissioners, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake said: 2010-07-26T10:54+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001254/deputy_leader_simon_hughes_on_10_weeks_that_have_revitalised_politics.html Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Simon Hughes has written of his pride at the huge achievements the Liberal Democrats have made in the 10 weeks since the formation of the Coalition Government. 2010-07-21T15:43+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001252/10_weeks_on_the_lib_dems_have_had_huge_influence_in_government.html In just 10 weeks since the start of the Coalition Government, the Liberal Democrats have exerted a huge influence over its agenda. 2010-07-21T11:27+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001253/yarls_wood_closure_a_sign_of_lib_dem_influence_in_government_says_brake.html Commenting on Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg’s statement that the child detention facility at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, where children are detained awaiting deportation, will be closed, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake said: 2010-07-21T10:00+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001250/ejustice_eu_web_portal_launched.html The first version of the European "e-Justice" web portal has been launched in Brussels following the informal meeting of the Justice and Internal Affairs Council, in the presence of Members of the European Parliament, European Justice Ministers, Commission Vice President Reding and organisations representing legal practitioners. 2010-07-20T10:44+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001249/diana_meets_the_writer_and_campaigner_jasvinder_sanghera_in_brussels.html Diana met the writer and campaigner Jasvinder Sanghera in Brussels recently. 2010-07-20T10:36+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001246/nick_clegg_sets_out_the_aims_of_a_liberal_parliament.html In his speech at the liberal think-tank Demos, Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg set out his aims for a liberal Parliament. Full text below: Last year, I wrote a pamphlet for Demos, arguing that the liberal moment had come. I argued that demands for a new approach to politics, for a radical redistribution of power, would soon have to be met by a liberal agenda. 2010-07-16T10:55+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001247/liberal_group_in_the_european_parliament_defines_its_project_for_the_citizens_initiative.html The Liberal group in the European Parliament (the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) considers the provision for the Citizen's Initiative of the Lisbon Treaty to be a major democratic step forward and intends to make it a success. 2010-07-16T10:00+01:00 http://brigg-goole-scunthorpelibdems.org.uk/news/001251/book_launch.html On Wednesday in Brussels Diana spoke at the launch of the book: 'Kreppa: what we should learn from the Icelandic crisis.' 2010-07-15T16:00+01:00