http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Medway Liberal Democrats en-GB Medway Liberal Democrats http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Medway Liberal Democrats 2010-03-16T19:18+00:00 United Kingdom http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001020/nick_cleggs_speech_on_winning_people_over_for_deficit_reduction.html Something big is missing from the public debate about the deficit. 2010-03-16T16:22+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001019/sharon_bowles_mep_welcomes_edward_mcmillanscott_to_the_liberal_democrats.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has welcomed the defection of Tory MEP Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of the European Parliament, to the Liberal Democrats. 2010-03-16T16:00+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001018/south_east_mep_sharon_bowles_calls_for_consensus_building_as_european_commission_report_criticises_uk_recovery_plans.html The European Commission is to publish a report tomorrow which will call for tougher action to be taken to reduce the UK's record £178bn deficit. 2010-03-16T15:00+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001017/cuts_without_growth_wont_help_deficit_says_cable.html Commenting on the EU Commission report that recommends that more should be done to cut Britain’s fiscal deficit, Vince Cable said: 2010-03-15T23:34+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001016/cutting_too_soon_will_aggravate_unemployment_says_cable.html Responding to the Bank of England’s latest quarterly bulletin and its warnings of job market uncertainty, Vince Cable said: 2010-03-15T20:40+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001013/nick_clegg_speech_to_liberal_democrat_spring_conference.html Shall I tell you the one phrase that bothers me more than any other? It’s this. 2010-03-14T17:00+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001015/liberal_democrats_back_green_stimulus_package.html The plans will play a vital part in a fair recovery that locks in investment and ensures a path of low-carbon growth. 2010-03-14T16:55+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001014/liberal_democrats_pass_plans_to_clean_up_politics.html The proposals include: 2010-03-14T16:05+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001012/chris_huhne_speech_to_liberal_democrat_conference.html The full text of the speech is below: 2010-03-14T15:40+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001010/liberal_democrats_back_fairer_taxes.html These plans would see the average person’s income tax bill cut by £700. Pensioners would be £100 better off and 3.6m people would no longer have to pay any income tax at all. 2010-03-13T21:34+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001011/sarah_teather_speech_to_liberal_democrat_spring_conference.html The full text of the speech is below: 2010-03-13T21:25+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001009/nick_cleggs_conference_leaders_q__a.html   2010-03-13T20:25+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001008/we_need_a_new_un_body_to_break_the_climate_deadlock_says_hughes.html The authority would sit in permanent session and bring coherence to efforts to reach a binding and enforceable agreement on emissions cuts. 2010-03-13T17:38+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001007/vince_cable_speech_to_liberal_democrat_spring_conference.html In his speech, Vince Cable said that the Liberal Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility and fairer taxes. 2010-03-13T17:20+00:00 http://medwaylibdems.org.uk/news/001004/liberal_democrats_call_for_fair_start_for_children.html The proposals include: An extra £2.5bn investment in schools to reduce class sizes, improve discipline and provide more one-to-one tuition to help struggling pupils, paid as a pupil premium to schools for each of the poorest 1m children they teach 2010-03-13T15:56+00:00