Lib Dems Welcome more Transparency on Councillors' Allowances
Local Lib Dems have welcomed more detail being given to the public on councillors expenses and how much being spent on what by whom on the council
Local Lib Dems have welcomed more detail being given to the public on councillors expenses and how much being spent on what by whom on the council
Whatever Gordon Brown or David Cameron say, their new enthusiasm for changing our political system is deeply unconvincing.
Gordon Brown has suffered a devastating blow with a new opinion poll showing Labour's support in a general election falling behind the Liberal Democrats for the first time in 22 years.
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.
The UK needs to strengthen both our Armed Forces and our soft power.
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
The UK must once again stand tall, leading on the world stage and working closely with those who share our interests – including, above all, our partners in Europe.