A regular email of recent press stories and updates from Shepway District Council DOESN'T get sent to the Leader of the Lib Dem opposition group on the Council, but DOES get sent to the local Conservative Agent!
Local people have suffered from a lack of foresight on the part of the County Council over the temporary roadworks on the Marcham Road in Abingdon. Liberal Democrat County Councillor Lesley Legge has been actively working towards overcoming the knock-on
If you earn between about £5,400 to £16,000 a year, you will notice a tax increase in your pay packet in April. This is because the 10% income tax band has been doubled to 20% by the Labour Government, in
In an apparent change of corporate policy, Starbucks is being a little more laissez faire about what it allows to be printed on its customizable Starbucks cards. After the Wall Street Journal ran a piece on Monday in which Starbucks
Today Graham Watson, Lib Dem MEP for the South West and Gibraltar, and Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament joins fellow Liberals including Prime Ministers Andrus Ansip (Estonia) and Premier Anders Fogh
Graham Watson MEP, for South West England and Gibraltar and Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe will be meeting Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the French Republic at noon on Thursday 10 April at the Elysée
Migration is one of the greatest challenges facing not only the UK but the European Union as a whole. Today local Liberal Democrat MEP for the South West and Gibraltar, Graham Watson launches a new pamphlet entitled 'Making Migration Work
Looks like McCain hasn't signed on yet...From the LA Times:McCain must lead the chargeA new GI Bill needs his support, yet the war-hero candidate appears reluctant. By Wesley K. Clark and Jon SoltzApril 10, 2008 Sen. John McCain served his
And it only took the resignation of four Cyber-Security Czars for them to get around to taking the threat seriously...From Wired:U.S. Has Launched a Cyber Security 'Manhattan Project,'Homeland Security Chief ClaimsSAN FRANCISCO -- The federal government has launched a cyber
It's often said that sports and politics shouldn't mix. In the case of the Olympics, however, the two are strongly intertwined; the flags, the anthems, the glory of victory and the agony of defeat felt by entire nations. In short,
Okay, so after discovering the glitch (the man's account was only debited 1/1,000th of the amount withdrawn!), he made an additional 171 withdrawals, to the tune of about $25,000. And yes, it was in China, where he could have been
Hey, I'm all for giving someone the benefit of the doubt, if it's a close call, and there's no history. You make the call on this one. Per the Palm Beach Post: The Judicial Qualifications Commission filed formal charges against
It's a brief-fest!The stakes couldn't be higher. Did the 2004 reform wipe out Wilkinson?If each little injury a worker has suffered is rated separately rather than lumped together to determine overall effect, the savings for insurers will be huge. That's
If you earn between about £5,400 to £16,000 a year, you will notice a tax increase in your pay packet in April. This is because the 10% income tax band has been doubled to 20% by the Labour Government, in
Lib Dem New Romney Coast Councillor Val Loseby has been pushing for Shepway Council action over the increasing number of large and intrusive lights being erected at Lydd Airport (LAA). After months of correspondence, the Planning Department has now written
Kent County Council are running an April Blitz on potholes, seeking to repair up to 10,000 potholes across the County in a month. After increasing pressure from local residents and councillors, Kent has redirected at least 24 crews to focus
The most recent edition of the Folkestone People's History Centre Newsletter is now available. The newsletter has an update on the ongoing discussions on the conversion of the Town Museum to a "History Resource Centre", the progress on the Heritage
Candidate for the Democratic nomination for Idaho's 1st Congressional District Larry Grant today dropped out of the race and threw his support to his opponent Walt Minnick. Former Gov. Cecil Andrus kicked off the dowtown Boise press conference by calling
