http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats en-GB Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats 2010-03-19T17:08+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002675/channel_4_to_stage_chancellors_debate.html • [Mar 17]: CHANNEL 4 writes: 'The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, and his Conservative and Liberal shadows, George Osborne and Vince Cable, will hold a live debate on the economy the week after the budget. The programme will be broadcast on Monday 29 March at 8pm in front of an invited audience. 2010-03-18T18:51+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002674/clegg__hughes_and_swinson_quiz_brown_at_pmqs.html • [Mar 17] Mr. Nick Clegg: ' . . WE need a deal on party funding, but both of the other party leaders blocked the Hayden Phillips agreement on that, so why should anyone believe a word that they have to say about party funding now?' 2010-03-18T11:26+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002673/expanding_our_secondary_schools.html • Cllr Malcolm Eady* writes: 'FOLLOWING the recent significant increase in demand and capacity at our primary schools, we will in the medium term need to increase the number of places available in our secondary schools. We have eight secondary schools in the borough, of which six are now oversubscribed . . ' 2010-03-16T10:58+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002672/nick_cleggs_speech_to_the_lib_dem_spring_conference.html • [14 Mar] Nick Clegg: 'SHALL I tell you the one phrase that bothers me more than any other? It's this. "That's just the way things are". No. The way things are is not the way they have to be. We do not have to live in a country where the poorest pay the biggest chunk of their income in tax. We do not have to live in a country where politics is the plaything of wealthy donors and corrupt MPs. We do not have to live in a country where the banks can profiteer at the expense of everybody else and our climate is in jeopardy. We do not have to live in a country where children's chances are determined more by their parents' background than by their own hopes and dreams. There is a better way. 2010-03-14T17:13+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002671/bus_stop_saved_as_footpath_is_improved.html • A bus stop opposite Taggs Island serving four routes in the borough has been saved by Richmond Council, after Transport for London proposed removing it. 2010-03-13T19:28+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002670/kramer_saddened_as_conservatives_refuse_to_vote_to_kill_off_car_park_charges_in_richmond_park.html • [Mar 10] SUSAN Kramer has expressed her sadness that Conservative peers tonight refused to support Liberal Democrat efforts to kill off proposals for car parking charges in Richmond Park. 2010-03-13T19:24+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002669/lib_dems_battle_to_save_bus_stop_countdown_timers.html • SUSAN Kramer has vowed to fight for residents set to lose out after transport chiefs announced the removal of all countdown information boards in Ham ward, and many on the Upper Richmond Road. 2010-03-13T19:11+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002668/finishing_touches_put_to_11_million_sports_facilities.html • THE new £1.1 million sports facilities in Lincoln Fields are nearing completion, with year 8 pupils from Whitton School putting the finishing touches to the new artificial pitch, by rolling out the turf. 2010-03-13T19:06+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002667/factsheet_on_london_police_numbers.html • Dee Doocey writes: 'IN February 2010, Boris Johnson published the GLA group's Final Consolidated Budget for 2010-11. In this budget he cut both the amount of money given by the Mayor to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) from his share of the council tax, and the number of front line police officers. 2010-03-13T19:02+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002666/councils_call_for_new_aviation_regulator.html • FIVE Councils concerned about the environmental impact of Heathrow expansion have called on the Government to set up a brand new regulator for the aviation industry. 2010-03-13T17:41+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002665/vince_cables_speech_to_the_lib_dem_spring_conference.html • [Mar 13]: I HAVE a very simple message. We, the Liberal Democrats, were right about the financial crisis. We warned of the dangers and we led the debate when the crisis came. And now we have a clear vision for the future of the British economy. The Queen is said to have asked why no one warned about the crisis in the banking system. Actually, we did. 2010-03-13T12:47+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002664/featherstone_on_international_womens_day.html • [Mar 11] Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green, Liberal Democrat): ' . . MY right hon. Friend the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said that my party expects to increase the number of women in this House after the election. Should that fail to be the case, he has said that he will consider an appropriate mechanism, because there does come a point when one will be needed. 2010-03-13T12:29+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002663/lamb_and_kramer_on_health_care_in_london.html • [Mar 09] . . Susan Kramer : I PARTICULARLY appreciate this opportunity to speak in the debate in defence of my local hospital, Kingston hospital. I am joined in my campaign by my hon. Friend Mr. Davey. We first learned of the risk to the hospital's A&E and maternity departments towards the end of last year. We told NHS officials that we thought the plans were outrageous. Kingston's maternity department deals with nearly 6,000 births a year, and the A and E unit treats more than 100,000 patients a year. It is therefore busier than almost any other hospital that has been mentioned. We agreed that we would hold back from going public with our campaign until the documents had been published. However, we were told in January that the documents would be withheld until after the general election, so we went public with our campaign anyway. 2010-03-13T12:28+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002662/harris_quizzes_harman_on_the_backbench_business_committee.html • . . Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon, Liberal Democrat): ON a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I am glad that the Leader of the House is in her place-or nearly in her place-for this point of order. Last Thursday, historically, the House agreed without a Division to set up a Back-Bench Business Committee in time for the start of the next Parliament. Will you confirm, Mr. Speaker, that the only way that can be done is if a Standing Order is passed in this Parliament to do that job? 2010-03-13T12:26+00:00 http://www.richmondlibdems.co.uk/news/002661/clegg_burstow_and_baker_quiz_brown_at_pmqs.html • [Mar 10] Nicholas Clegg: ' . . WILL the Prime Minister now admit the truth-that this Government are not tough on criminals, because they are turning the young offenders of today into the hardened criminals of tomorrow?' 2010-03-13T12:21+00:00