http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Chatham and Aylesford Liberal Democrats en-GB Chatham and Aylesford Liberal Democrats http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Chatham and Aylesford Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T19:57+00:00 United Kingdom http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000996/liberal_democrats_launch_policy_for_young_people.html Launching the paper at The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey, the policy outlined how the Liberal Democrats will ensure that all young people have better access to after-school facilities, comprehensive support and training for those entering the workplace and legislation in place to stamp out homophobic bullying. 2010-03-10T17:16+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000994/brown_is_leading_with_a_weak_hand_says_cable.html Responding to the Prime Minister’s economic speech this morning and the announcement of the Budget date, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: 2010-03-10T15:52+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000995/half_of_schools_not_good_enough_says_laws.html Commenting on today’s Ofsted figures, which show that half the schools they inspected last term were considered to be no better than ‘satisfactory’, David Laws said: 2010-03-10T15:45+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000992/cameron_in_complete_disarray_over_ni_deal_says_carmichael.html Commenting after a vote at the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alistair Carmichael said: 2010-03-09T23:24+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000993/lord_taverne_requests_house_of_lords_investigate_ashcroft.html The Honours Scrutiny Committee withdrew its objections to Lord Ashcroft becoming a peer on the basis of his clear undertaking that he would “take up permanent residence in the United Kingdom again before the end of the calendar year”. 2010-03-09T23:15+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000991/export_figures_are_deeply_alarming_says_cable.html Commenting on the news that UK exports took their biggest plunge in more than three years during January, Vince Cable said: 2010-03-09T20:24+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000989/tory_social_care_poll_tax_will_only_help_the_wealthy_says_lamb.html The figures, released ahead of tomorrow’s cross-party social care conference, undermine Conservative claims that their plans would enable older people to pass their homes on to their children as two thirds of pensioner households would have to sell or release equity from their homes to pay for the private insurance scheme. 2010-03-09T17:58+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000988/police_must_be_able_to_monitor_sex_offenders_on_social_network_sites_says_huhne.html In a letter to the Home Secretary, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne called for both the failures of conventional monitoring and the inadequacy of internet monitoring to be put right. 2010-03-09T16:16+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000990/police_must_be_able_to_monitor_sex_offenders_on_social_network_sites.html In a letter to the Home Secretary, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne called for both the failures of conventional monitoring and the inadequacy of internet monitoring to be put right. 2010-03-09T16:16+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000987/sharon_bowles_mep_backs_pets_passport_scheme_for_cats_dogs_and_ferrets.html New EU rules will allow family pets to take continental holidays for years to come. 2010-03-09T15:00+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000986/south_east_mep_sharon_bowles_supports_a_common_standard_for_electric_cars.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has proffered her support for a common standard for electric cars in advance of a parliamentary debate on the issue in Strasbourg this week. 2010-03-09T11:20+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000985/mop_cupboards_no_place_to_treat_patients_says_lamb.html Commenting on today’s Nursing Times survey which revealed nurses are being asked to treat patients in mop cupboards, Norman Lamb said: 2010-03-09T05:01+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000984/vince_cable_delivers_speech_to_reform_scotland.html Extracts from the speech are below: 2010-03-09T00:01+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000983/miliband_and_brown_trying_to_rewrite_history_says_davey.html Commenting on David Miliband’s appearance before the Chilcot Inquiry, Edward Davey said: 2010-03-08T19:09+00:00 http://chathamandaylesfordlibdems.org.uk/news/000982/labour_has_neglected_carers_says_lamb.html Commenting on the report by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers which reveals that only 23% of the money allocated to help carers was used in this way, Norman Lamb said: 2010-03-08T17:36+00:00