http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats en-GB Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats 2008-07-19T23:03+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001597/huhne_on_the_annual_report_of_the_intelligence_and_security_committee.html • ' . . I WOULD particularly like to pay tribute to the work of my right hon. Friend Sir Alan Beith on the Committee. Members might be aware that he is not present today because he is recovering from successful treatment for a heart problem . . ' 2008-07-18T11:33+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001596/cable_and_reid_on_fuel_duty.html • ' . . I DO not know whether the decision was made because of the by-election or because of general political panic . . ' 2008-07-17T11:53+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001595/clegg_swinson__baker_and_carmichael_quiz_the_pm.html • ' . . WHEN will the Prime Minister accept that a winter of discontent is just around the corner?' 2008-07-17T11:47+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001594/burstow_and_mulholland_on_dementia.html • ' . . MY interest in the issue [comes] from the contact that I have had with families in my constituency who are living, perhaps I should say struggling, with the consequences of dementia.' 2008-07-17T11:45+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001593/nick_clegg_revamps_lib_dems_party_structure_to_take_control_from_committees.html • NICK Clegg is giving himself unprecedented powers over the Liberal Democrats in the most wide-ranging revision of the party since its formation in 1988, The Times has learnt. 2008-07-16T14:40+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001592/manninghambuller_on_42_days.html ' . . on a matter of principle, I cannot support the proposal in the Bill for pre-charge detention of 42 days . . ' 2008-07-13T12:10+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001591/clegg_quizzes_the_pm.html • ' . . NEARLY 3 weeks ago I asked him to allow Zimbabwean asylum seekers to have the right to stay in the UK and to work . . What is he actually going to do? 2008-07-11T11:21+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001590/cable_quizzes_the_chancellor.html • ' . . WHAT wisdom have they passed on to him from their experience of how to prevent the inevitable painful consequences of repossessions and negative equity . . ?' 2008-07-11T11:20+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001589/baker_cable_reid_horwood_george_and_barrett_quiz_deputy_prime_minister_harman.html ' . . When are the Government going to put the public interest first and stop behaving like a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAA?' 2008-07-09T19:42+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001588/allow_social_landlords_to_buy_unsellable_houses_says_cable.html • COUNCILS and other registered social landlords should be encouraged to engage in large scale acquisition of houses that cannot be sold in the current depressed housing market, . . 2008-07-09T10:07+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001587/buckingham_fields_report_to_cabinet.html • COUNCIL Leader, Serge Lourie, has welcomed the report of the Buckingham Field Scrutiny Task Group Report. 2008-07-01T20:54+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001586/council_voices_new_fears_over_heathrow.html • MOVES to set up a national planning commission to deal with issues such as the expansion of Heathrow have come under fire from Richmond Council. 2008-07-01T18:55+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001585/council_sounds_the_alarm_over_new_aircraft_noise_threat.html • THE spectre of increased aircraft noise over the borough has met with a strong protest from Richmond Council. 2008-07-01T18:53+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001584/massive_no_to_heathrow_expansion.html • A MASSIVE NO to Heathrow expansion was voiced by protesters opposed to plans for a third runway at the airport at a rally attended by an estimated 3,000 people on Saturday May 31. The event was staged at Sipson, the village near Heathrow that would be destroyed if the new runway goes ahead. 2008-07-01T18:50+01:00 http://www.richmond.libdems.org.uk/news/001583/plea_to_government_after_high_court_noise_ruling.html • A PLEA to the Government to clarify its attitude on aircraft noise was made by Richmond Council after the High Court ruled today that the Transport Secretary was under no obligation to improve conditions for residents woken up by early morning arrivals at Heathrow. 2008-07-01T18:47+01:00