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Liberal Democrats

Type: Organization

Name: Liberal Democrats (Liberal Democrats (United Kingdom))

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Liberal Democrats (United Kingdom)

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

European Union

Britain calls for EU target to halve emissions by 2030

Britain has challenged Europe to sign up to an ambitious target of cutting carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030. Ed Davey, the Climate Change Secretary, called on fellow EU governments to sign up to the target as part of a global climate agreement ... [Published The Independent - 3 hours ago]

Entities: United Kingdom, Ed Davey, European Union, Emission

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

The Woolwich

The Woolwich murder: key questions

The murder of Drummer Lee Rigby raises several pressing security issues Could the Government do more to tackle extremism?Behind all the rhetoric from ministers about how united they are after the shocking events in Woolwich, there has been a long-running ... [Published Telegraph - 10 hours ago]

Entities: The Woolwich, Homicide, MI6, MI5

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 reports

Europe to step in over British expats voting right

A rule banning British expats from voting in the UK has been called a "punishment" by the European Commission which now wants to change the rules.The EC has looked at the poor and unequal treatment of Britons who have lived overseas for 15 years or more, ... [Published Algarve Daily News - May 24 2013]

Entities: Voting Right, United Kingdom, European Union, Brian Cave, UK Government

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Ed Miliband

Labour statistics overcreative?

All of us involved in local politics try to make statistics work for us, but Lloyd Russell-Moyle has been somewhat overcreative in his assertion that Labour is now the second party in Lewes (letters, May 17).I presume he means second to the Liberal Democrats, ... [Published Sussex Express - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Liberal Democrats, Elections, Ed Miliband

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

Liberal Democrats

Police commissioner accused of being ‘lazy’

South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright has been branded one of the "laziest' in the country.Sheffield Lib Dems have revealed that Mr Wright has made just six official decisions since he was voted into power in November, compared ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Sheffield, Liberal Democrats, Penny Baker

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

LETTER: Confidence lost in coalition parties

The $120bn ?black hole? identified by Giles Goodall, in his letter in the County Times (May 16), seems to have been derived by taking the total cost of phased-in tax cuts in one lump, whilst ignoring UKIP?s detailed list of spending cuts.Indeed, by reducing ... [Published West Sussex County Times - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Liberal Democrats, Coalition, Black Hole

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

YouGov Plc

The 2015 General Election: Will the Liberal Democrats make net gains?

Yes, you did read that headline correctly, it wasn’t a typo, I am going to discuss whether the Lib Dems can make net gains in parliamentary seats at the 2015 General election, which might seem odd, given the Lib Dems current travails in the polls. ... [Published politicalbetting.com - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Liberal Democrats, General Election, YouGov Plc, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Election Day

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 reports

Norfolk County Council deadlock broken - but what next for Norfolk?

The political deadlock at Norfolk County Council has been broken by the formation of a three-party ?rainbow alliance? to run the council: but questions are already being asked as to whether it will lead to increased democracy - or chaos.Labour’s George ... [Published EDP 24 - 22 hours ago]

Entities: UKIP UK Independence Party, Liberal Democrats, Deadlock

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 4 reports

On the campaign trail in Donside

About 148 ft up you get a clear view across Europe's energy capital.In the distance oil industry vessels bob in the North Sea. Above, there is the regular hum from helicopter engines ferrying crews between rig and airport.The SNP have chosen the Aberdeen ... [Published BBC - May 24 2013]

Entities: Brian Adam, Liberal Democrats, Scottish Parliament

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 2 reports

Labour should prepare for Lib Dem coalition in 2015, former minister Lord Adonis warns

The peer said it was a "big mistake" by Gordon Brown not to have prepared for a power-sharing deal in 2010Labour should prepare now for a possible joint government with the Lib Dems, ex-Cabinet minister Lord Adonis has warned.The former Transport Secretary ... [Published Mirror.co.uk - May 25 2013]

Entities: The Labour Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Democrats, Coalition

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

'Phones for all pupils to close the digital gap

A council is considering giving children smartphones when they get to school to end the "digital divide" between rich and poor pupils. A ban on 24,000 pupils using their smartphones in 62 primary and secondary schools in Aberdeen is to be lifted, with ... [Published Telegraph - May 24 2013]

Entities: Jennifer Stewart, Smartphone, Liberal Democrats, Social Networking Sites

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

'Lib Dems conned by Labour at Lancashire County Council' claim

New council leader Jenny MeinLANCASHIRE’S new Labour leaders have been accused of ‘conning’ Burnley and Pendle’s Liberal Democrats into supporting their minority administration.Hyndburn Conservative Peter Britcliffe said the six Lib Dems elected to the ... [Published Blackburn Citizen - May 24 2013]

Entities: Liberal Democrats, Lancashire County Council, Azhar Ali, Tony Martin, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

Quotes

German MEP Holger Krahmer said: "The EU is starting to realise we achieve very little by setting targets for ourselves when the rest of the world won't, while rising bills are plunging families into poverty."

Revealed: The EU's great green U-turn: on policy that is sending energy bills soaring across the ... [Published Mail Online UK - 2 hours ago]

...The UK is committed to increasing renewables in our domestic energy mix. "Ruth Davis of Greenpeace described the UK plan as "common sense" but added: "This makes Government opposition to a binding renewables target even more perverse. Not for the first time, the irrational prejudices of the Tory right seem to have trumped the interests of working people in Britain.""

Britain calls for EU target to halve emissions by 2030 [Published The Independent - 3 hours ago]

..."Counter-extremism isn't just about tackling the people you already know are radicalised," Blears told the Observer. "It is about trying to work with local communities before they get to that point so that good decent people in the community can protect young people from being groomed and getting these ideas in the first place and much of what was done in the Prevent programme was about empowering women, young people. "The police have their own intelligence on the ground and they have neighbourhood policing. "They are out and about in the community but in a way it is one side of the picture. Local authority, school governors, people in community groups will have their information as well. The difficulty is when that information is then portrayed as spying on people." Tags: snoopers charter, terrorism"

Woolwich murder: The political aftershock [Published Politics.co.uk - 4 hours ago]

"If it really is the position that you have vetoed the substance of the previously proposed legislation, I fear that this may come to haunt you and the party if any terrorism event occurs which could otherwise have been avoided."

Why Drummer Rigby¿s slaughter should haunt Clegg ¿ by top Lib Dem Lord Carlile [Published Mail Online UK - 5 hours ago]

More Content

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Revealed: The EU's great green U-turn: on polic... [Published Mail Online UK - 2 hours ago]
Tory backbenchers warn “Cameron may have to bre... [Published politicalbetting.com - 3 hours ago]
Britain calls for EU target to halve emissions ... [Published The Independent - 3 hours ago]
Woolwich murder: The political aftershock [Published Politics.co.uk - 4 hours ago]
Why Drummer Rigby¿s slaughter should haunt Cleg... [Published Mail Online UK - 5 hours ago]
New bid to muzzle the preachers of hate [Published Telegraph - 5 hours ago]
David Cameron isn't even among friends in his o... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 6 hours ago]
David Cameron isn't even among friends in his o... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 6 hours ago]
Britain resists EU bid to set new target on ren... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
UK Emissions Must Be Halved By 2030, Says Davey [Published Water Conserve: News - 7 hours ago]
Remembering Memorial Day [Published Intellictual Conservative - 9 hours ago]
Davey demands EU emissions target [Published London Evening Standard - 9 hours ago]
Gay marriage dominates the agenda for political... [Published Telegraph - 10 hours ago]
The Woolwich murder: key questions [Published Telegraph - 10 hours ago]
Friends: The One Where Dave Seeks Out His Grass... [Published Telegraph - 10 hours ago]
Crawley MP Henry Smith: For too long we have ha... [Published Crawley Observer - 11 hours ago]
Letter from the Leader: Coming together [Published Liberal Democrat Party - 11 hours ago]
Volunteers sought for redundancy [Published Calne Gazette & Herald - 11 hours ago]
Labour statistics overcreative? [Published Sussex Express - 16 hours ago]
Return to committee structure at Cambs county c... [Published Hunts Post - 16 hours ago]
Ditching Norfolk incinerator could lead to £90m... [Published EDP 24 - 17 hours ago]
Police commissioner accused of being ‘lazy’ [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 17 hours ago]
Ditching Norfolk incinerator could lead to £90m... [Published Evening News 24 - 17 hours ago]
LETTER: Confidence lost in coalition parties [Published West Sussex County Times - 17 hours ago]
Councillor David Whipp is reappointed as West C... [Published Craven Herald - 17 hours ago]
Party politics on the way back as more confusio... [Published For Argyll.com - 17 hours ago]
Police commissioner accused of being ‘lazy’ [Published Gainsborough Standard - 17 hours ago]
Nan Rich Goes Left, Earns Some Distinction [Published Sunshine State News - 18 hours ago]
NCP and council £600k in car parks dispute [Published West Sussex Today - 18 hours ago]
Electoral Commission to monitor voting in Bradf... [Published Gazette And Observer - 19 hours ago]

Blogs

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Tory backbenchers warn “Cameron may have to bre... [Published politicalbetting.com - 3 hours ago] The Sunday Times is reporting that (££) “A growing number of the talented 2010 intake of MPs, who could play a key role in deciding Cameron’s fate, now believe their party should withdraw from the coalition at least a year before the next general ...
David Cameron isn't even among friends in his o... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 6 hours ago] Already wounded by battles with backbenchers, the prime minister is faced with a revolt by ministers over cuts Reports of the grisly death of Drummer Lee Rigby on the streets of London first reached David Cameron as he travelled with François Hollande ...
The 2015 General Election: Will the Liberal Dem... [Published politicalbetting.com - 21 hours ago] Yes, you did read that headline correctly, it wasn’t a typo, I am going to discuss whether the Lib Dems can make net gains in parliamentary seats at the 2015 General election, which might seem odd, given the Lib Dems current travails in the polls. ...
UK Prime Minister David Cameron Has Gotten Hims... [Published Clusterstock - May 24 2013] In January of this year, David Cameron had a problem. Over the past few years his party had grown divided over the UK's membership in the European Union. What's more, they were slowly being squeezed by an upstart party, Nigel Farage's UKIP — an ...
Government behaving badly over ‘quietly aborted... [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - May 24 2013] This week Nick Clegg said he remained committed to introducing a statutory register of lobbyists despite the fact that a bill didn’t appear in the Queen’s Speech. If we were entering the final year of a Parliament this omission might be less surprising ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: 'I am glad we're outside the euro now' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 20 2013]
VIDEO: Reviewing Clegg questions at PMQs [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 15 2013]
VIDEO: Clegg 'torpedoed' bill as it was 'too di... [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 07 2013]
VIDEO: Lord Tebbit: Cameron 'badly off track' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 04 2013]
VIDEO: Hughes defends Lib Dem results [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 03 2013]

Press Releases

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Zwanzig Jahre nach Oslo-Abkommen lobt britische... [Published PR Newswire - Feb 12 2013]
REDEFINITION OF MARRIAGE BATTLE HITS STREETS OF... [Published CisionWire - English - Jan 09 2013]
Celebrities Campaign For Unrestricted Flyer Dis... [Published CisionWire - English - Nov 29 2012]