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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Tue 6th Apr 2010
Hemel Lib Dems were out on the campaign trail as soon as it became clear that the general election would be called today for 6th May. Based on recent local results, the Lib Dems are the main challengers to the Tories in Hemel, with Labour having fallen apart in Hemel since the last general election.
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Thu 8th Jul 2010
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.
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Mon 24th May 2010
Following the launch of our petition many people have commented angrily on the lack of democracy. Here are a few of these comments:
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Thu 20th May 2010
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.
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Tue 18th May 2010
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.
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Wed 12th May 2010
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.
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Fri 7th May 2010
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%.
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Wed 5th May 2010
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
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Sat 1st May 2010
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.
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
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.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
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.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
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.
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
Detail of Hustings will appear in the Events section of this website:
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
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.
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Mon 19th Apr 2010
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'.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
Daily Mail: "Victory for Nick Clegg"
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Commenting on the launch of the Liberal Democrat manifesto today, Dr Richard Grayson said,
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
Speaking at tonight's Hemel Friends of the Earth hustings, Dr Richard Grayson, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Hemel Hempstead, set out his party's approach to climate change.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Sun 11th Apr 2010
Dr Richard Grayson, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Hemel Hempstead, set out his two key personal policy commitments today.
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Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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![Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/316.jpeg "Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]")
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Sun 28th Mar 2010
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010
Richard Grayson has signed up as a supporter of the Woodland Trust's manifesto. He said: "Expanding our woodland would have huge benefits both environmentally and socially. I am very pleased to back the campaign."
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010
The Tory parliamentary candidate for Watford is trying to deflect the blame of the County Council run by his party for the last 10 years onto the Liberal Democrats. Liberal Democrats have campaigned tirelessly for more school places in Watford, Rickmansworth and St Albans for years. Now the Tories as part of their clean campaign for parliament are saying it is the fault of the Liberal Democrats.
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Mon 22nd Mar 2010
Dr Richard Grayson, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Hemel Hempstead, has said that the failure to follow proper processes for appointing the Chief Executive of the West Herts Hospital Trust is 'shameful'. He says that is essential for Chief Executive to step aside so that the Trust can take a fresh look at the appointment.
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Thu 18th Mar 2010
Dr Richard Grayson, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Hemel Hempstead, has pledged to support the NSPCC's 'I stand for children' campaign which aims to make child protection a priority for the next Parliament.
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Fri 12th Mar 2010
Liberal Democrats in Hemel are tonight celebrating a big gain in votes in Adeyfield West. Their candidate Steve Wilson saw the Lib Dem vote gain on a 10.95% swing from Labour. The result was a disaster for Labour whose vote has traditionally been strong in the area. While the Lib Dems went up 8.1% from 2007, Labour fell by 13.3%, and the Conservatives fell by 8.6%.
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