
New Poll Puts Lib Dems in 2nd Place Nationally
The ICM poll for The Sunday Telegraph puts the Liberal Democrats in second place for the first time in the party's 21 year history.
The ICM poll for The Sunday Telegraph puts the Liberal Democrats in second place for the first time in the party's 21 year history.
Britain's democracy is at a turning point. Not in living memory has confidence in politicians, trust in the system, or faith in the government's capacity to change things been as low as it is today. The expenses scandal has exposed a culture of arrogance and secrecy that has long been at the heart of our democracy.
Britain's politicians should be barred from taking their summer holidays until the constitutional crisis sparked by the expenses row is resolved and "every nook and cranny" of the political system is reformed, Nick Clegg declares today.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been foremost in criticising MPs in the recent expenses row. Now the Liberal Democrats' Ed Davey MP has challenged UKIP to publish details of their MEPs' expenses and to explain their shameful record of voting against reform in the European Parliament.
A FURTHER call asking Royal Borough residents to support a council worker in a national competition has been made.
The council is calling on every resident to do their bit in the campaign to get John Levitt named as Council Worker of the Year.
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
Liberal Democrats believe that everyone has the right to enjoy clean, safe water and unpolluted rivers, lakes, and coastlines. We are committed to ending the national sewage scandal and holding water companies accountable for their environmental impact.