On the 23rd May 2014 I made  a personal decision to be amongst the first members to sign an open letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Party Leader Nick Clegg MP asking him to consider his position as leader of the leader of the Liberal Democrats. The open letter organised by #libdems4change praises Nick for […]

Having listened to the budget today in full I am broadly happy with most measures although I have reservations bout some measure for which I will need further clarification on details. The Budget today has confirmed victory for the Liberal Democrats in our campaign to deliver an £800 tax cut for people on low and […]

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At a well attended meeting in Towcester Town Hall on Saturday morning, local Liberal Democrat members met to select their prospective parliamentary candidate for the 2015 general election. Following a speech to members followed by a comprehensive question and answer session Scott Collins was unanimously reselected to represent the party in the 2015 general election. Scott told […]

Today the European Parliament voted on a report calling for stronger European cooperation to tackle organised crime, corruption and money-laundering in the EU. The report calls for better information-sharing and coordination between national authorities to enable them to fight organised crime and confiscate criminal assets. It also calls for stronger maritime cooperation and border management […]

Liberal Democrat Councillors have supported South Northamptonshire Council’s budget for 2014-15. The Liberal Democrats however have warned a council tax rise next year should not be ruled out, given the council’s increasingly serious financial position. Liberal Democrat Councillor Martin Johns said: “Liberal Democrats have worked hard with the council to support organizational changes and other […]

Nick Clegg has lamented the Tories’ inconsistency and hostility towards raising the income tax threshold. Following his speech at the Royal United Services Institute this morning, Clegg was asked about the progress of talks with the Conservatives about raising the tax threshold in the next Budget. Clegg told journalists: “I’ve been long of the view […]

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Bill Newton Dunn MEP for the East Midlands discussing the increasing levels of the trade in counterfeit tobacco across Europe and the possibility or need for European dtyle of FBI to combat cross border crime across Europe.

In our cities, many people can’t afford to rent a home in the neighbourhoods where they grew up. In the countryside, homes are more expensive than in cities and towns, and often way beyond the means of many local residents. The solution to this problem is simple. We need to build more homes. But to make […]