http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Hemel Hempstead Liberal Democrats en-GB Hemel Hempstead Liberal Democrats http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Hemel Hempstead Liberal Democrats 2010-07-30T19:46+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000132/over_the_moon_freight_terminal_refused.html Aislinn Lee, Liberal Democrat County Councillor for the area of the proposed Freight Terminal has welcomed the decision by the Secretary of State to refuse planning permission for the Freight Terminal. 2010-07-08T12:21+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000131/10k_against_10k_petition_many_residents_post_angry_comments.html Following the launch of our petition many people have commented angrily on the lack of democracy. Here are a few of these comments: 2010-05-24T09:58+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000130/lib_dems_launch_10k_against_10k_petition.html Following the County Council meeting in Hertfordshire this week the Liberal Democrats have launched a petition against the 10,000 signatures required on a petition to force a debate. Liberal Democrats feel the 1,000 is a more achievable and democratic figure. 2010-05-20T11:18+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000129/10000_to_debate_your_petition__ridiculous.html New rules which would allow people signing petitions to be heard more clearly at county hall have been weighted to make it almost impossible for most communities to reach the threshold for signatures. 2010-05-18T19:09+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000128/what_coalition_means_for_hertfordshire.html Liberal Democrat Group Leader Chris White welcomed the new coalition government this morning and said: 'This is an opportunity to show that political parties can work together provided they have a transparently agreed programme based on principles rather than personalities. 2010-05-12T10:52+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000127/lib_dems_gain_in_hemel.html Liberal Democrats in Hemel Hempstead are celebrating a big gain as Dr Richard Grayson moved into second place, while the Labour Party fell apart. In a seat which was supposed to be one of Labour's main targets for a win, Richard Grayson's vote went up by 6%, while Labour lost nearly 20%. 2010-05-07T04:29+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000125/grayson_is_only_hemel_candidate_to_sign_climate_change_pledge_from_friends_of_the_earth.html Friends of the Earth today announced the tally of candidates who have signed their climate change pledge. To date, 224 Green candidates, 211 Liberal Democrats, 109 Labour candidates, and 4 Conservative candidates have signed. In Hemel Hempstead, Richard Grayson was the only candidate to sign. You can see the list of candidates at: http://election.foe.co.uk/pages/gotv 2010-05-05T21:29+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000124/lib_dems_winning_over_hemel.html Commenting on the general election campaign, the Lib Dem candidate in Hemel Hempstead, Dr Richard Grayson, today said: "There has a tremendous response in Hemel throughout the campaign. We are winning over people who have previously always voted either Labour or Conservative, and we are also gaining many people who want to help our campaign. 2010-05-01T16:04+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000123/undecided_voters_swing_to_lib_dems_following_final_leaders_debate.html Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy. 2010-04-30T18:09+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000122/third_and_final_party_leaders_tv_debate_the_economy.html On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday. 2010-04-28T14:25+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000121/clegg_scores_second_win_in_party_leaders_debate.html An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate. 2010-04-23T15:06+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000120/dates_of_hustings.html Detail of Hustings will appear in the Events section of this website: 2010-04-21T13:11+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000119/second_party_leaders_tv_debate_foreign_affairs.html The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs. 2010-04-21T11:08+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000118/keep_boxmoor_tidy.html A new Facebook Group has been launched to spread the news of how bad litter is in Boxmoor. It is called 'Keep Boxmoor Tidy - Spread the Photos'. 2010-04-19T11:51+01:00 http://www.hhlibdems.org.uk/news/000114/what_the_papers_said_about_nick_cleggs_leaders_debate_win.html Daily Mail: "Victory for Nick Clegg" 2010-04-16T15:24+01:00