http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Bishop's Stortford Liberal Democrats en-GB Bishop's Stortford Liberal Democrats http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Bishop's Stortford Liberal Democrats 2010-09-06T14:47+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000073/bishops_stortford_libdems_say_canine_facility_should_not_be_a_priority.html Bishop's Stortford Liberal Democrats have slammed the use of tax-payers' money on a new dog training facility that opened in Southern Park on 27th July. If we were in a time of affluence, and not in a recession, the training course would be useful and fun both for the dogs and their owners - and the LibDems may well have backed it. 2010-08-02T18:07+01:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000069/bishops_stortford_libdems_reservations_over_causeway_plans.html Local LibDems continue to have severe reservations about the initial design proposals by Hendersons for the redevelopment of the Council offices and the Causeway car park (Old River Lane development). 2010-07-21T23:14+01:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000068/bishops_stortford_libdems_oppose_new_schools_applications.html There is the opportunity to sign a petition at the end of this article. 2010-07-21T17:26+01:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000070/bishops_stortfords_libdems_bring_common_sense_to_a_common_problem.html Cllr. Mike Wood, Town and District Councillor and leader of the Bishop's Stortford Liberal Democrats, has achieved a break-through by bringing some common sense to a local problem. 2010-07-21T16:41+01:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000072/andrew_duff_welcomes_new_investment_into_the_east_of_england.html Lib Dem Euro MEP Andrew Duff has welcomed the decision announced yesterday by the European Union to invest £ 450 m in Ford's research facility at Dunton in Essex. 2010-07-13T12:00+01:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000071/andrew_duff_welcomes_setting_up_of_new_eu_diplomatic_service_and_calls_for_active_common_policy.html Welcoming the decision of the European Parliament today to set up the new European External Action Service, Andrew Duff, Liberal Democrat MEP for the East of England, called for the EU to start a real debate on the content of foreign policy. "Now we have Europe speaking with one voice, we have to decide precisely what it is we want to say", he told the Parliament's plenary sitting in Strasbourg. "What we now need is an argument. If we fail to compare, contrast and contest each other's national foreign policies there will never be a common foreign, security and defence policy." 2010-07-07T10:00+01:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000058/fairness__the_liberal_democrat_manifesto_launch.html 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. 2010-04-14T10:24+01:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000051/victory_vince_cable_wins_channel_4_chancellors_debate.html 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. 2010-03-29T22:32+01:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000050/ask_the_chancellors_live_debate_on_channel_4.html 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. 2010-03-28T10:38+01:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000046/european_parliament_rejects_swift_interim_agreement.html European Parliament rejects SWIFT interim agreement - 2010-02-11T14:00+00:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000045/andrew_duff_says_new_european_commission_must_be_bolder_and_better.html East of England Liberal Democrat MEP Andrew Duff has voted in favour of the election of the new European Commission today. 2010-02-09T13:45+00:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000044/diplomacy_doesnt_stand_a_chance.html Sir, The withdrawal of UK government support for the College of Europe in Bruges is worse than it looks (report, February 4). Even with the bursaries British students are already very few and declining. 2010-02-09T10:07+00:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000043/federalists_say_new_barroso_commission_must_take_the_lead_on_crisis.html "Europe faces its worst financial crisis since the foundation of the euro. In his speech today and in his actions tomorrow, President Barroso has no excuse not to act", says Andrew Duff, President of the Union of European Federalists. 2010-02-09T09:55+00:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000042/hertford__stortford_pcc_andrew_lewin__fair_deal_for_further_education_colleges.html Following a visit to the Ware campus of Hertford Regional College, the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for Hertford & Stortford has been outlining his party's plans to boost education funding across the county. 2010-02-08T11:06+00:00 http://www.bishops-stortfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000041/rumiana_jeleva_was_not_up_to_the_job.html Andrew Duff MEP (UK, Liberal Democrats), Liberal Democrat spokesman on constitutional affairs and the Constitutional Affairs Committee spokesman on the Commissioners-designate hearings, has welcomed Rumiana Jeleva's withdrawal from consideration as Bulgaria's Commissioner-designate. 2010-01-19T00:00+00:00