"Labour Aren't Interested in Standing Up to the Tories"
Addressing members at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference, party leader Tim Farron said:
29 Sep 2015
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Liberal Democrats are the Only Economically Credible Opposition to the Conservatives
Lib Dem Party leader Tim Farron has said the Liberal Democrats are the only party for small business and enterprise.
28 Sep 2015
Liberal Democrat Conference in Bournemouth "the best ever"
More Liberal Democrat members than ever before attended their conference in Bournemouth last week, as leader Tim Farron leads the party's fightback.
27 Sep 2015
East of England Disappointment as Government Puts Soham Rail Improvement Plan on Hold.
For over 10 years Network Rail (and Railtrack before it) have been working with local authorities and industry stakeholders on a project known as F2N to improve the Felixstowe to Nuneaton railfreight route across East of England Region. This had been hampered for decades by lack of capacity, the need to reverse trains to negotiate incomplete junctions and a loading gauge which prevented the new larger transport containers from being carried. As a result, ever increasing container-carrying lorry traffic clogged up the A14. One relatively quick fix to move the larger containers by rail was by raising the clearance through the Ipswich Tunnel - but this route was a long way round for freight destined for the Midlands and the North West. It led south through North London and then onto the West Coast Mainline, reducing capacity for passenger and commuter services. With the development of the East Coast ports proceeding apace, it was decided to implement a series of rail improvement schemes to improve the capacity
27 Sep 2015
Government Dramatically Cuts Highways Funding for Herts County Council
Over £7m could be cut from the county council's highways budget in the next five years according to a shock announcement from the Government, reported to the county council's Highways Panel this week.
22 Sep 2015
Shock County Council Admission of Failure of its Household Waste Policies
After all the self-promoting press releases from Herts County Council over many years, finally an admission of failure, over the queues and early closing of Household Waste sites ('the tips').
21 Sep 2015