Lib Dems vow to take control of Rochdale!
New Leader of the Opposition on Rochdale Council Cllr. Alan Taylor has responded to Labour and the Tories joining forces by vowing to lead the party into control of Rochdale Council.
24 May 2005
Save our green belt
The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Boring Meeting for Folkestone
The BBC reports that plans to exhibit a boring machine used to build the Channel Tunnel are causing controversy in Shepway. Planners at Shepway Council want to put the machine, which was sold on the internet site eBay, on display in Folkestone near junction 13 of the M20.
24 May 2005
Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. House of Commons debates. Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Paul Rowen (Rochdale, LDem)
PRMP
24 May 2005
Government wrong to press ahead with ID card scheme - Lord Dholakia
Lord Dholakia, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesman in the House of Lords today set out his response to the Queen's Speech. He welcomed proposals in the Violent Crime Reduction Bill to tackle the sale of replica firearms and ban the sale of knives to juveniles. He also welcomed the "long overdue" Corporate Manslaughter Bill. However, Lord Dholakia criticised the Government's decision to press ahead with plans for compulsory ID cards.
23 May 2005
Politics has moved on, but electoral system is still stuck in the nineteenth century - Lord Rennard
Lord Rennard, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on electoral reform in the House of Lords, will today call for widespread reform of the voting system and for votes to be cast at weekends to boost turnout. Lord Rennard will say "People did not vote for Labour to be given 55% of the seats in the House of Commons. Our political system has moved on from the nineteenth century, but our electoral system has not."
23 May 2005
