Southend Liberal Democrats News Stories http://southendlibdems.co.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Southend Liberal Democrats en-GB Southend Liberal Democrats http://southendlibdems.co.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Southend Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T16:19+00:00 United Kingdom Cameron in complete disarray over NI deal says Carmichael http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000945/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 Lord Taverne requests House of Lords investigate Ashcroft http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000946/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 Export figures are deeply alarming says Cable http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000944/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 Tory social care ‘poll tax’ will only help the wealthy says Lamb http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000942/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 Police must be able to monitor sex offenders on social network sites says Huhne http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000941/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 Police must be able to monitor sex offenders on social network sites http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000943/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 Mop cupboards no place to treat patients says Lamb http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000940/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 Vince Cable delivers speech to Reform Scotland http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000939/vince_cable_delivers_speech_to_reform_scotland.html Extracts from the speech are below: 2010-03-09T00:01+00:00 Miliband and Brown trying to rewrite history says Davey http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000938/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 Labour has neglected carers says Lamb http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000937/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 Nick Clegg accuses Conservatives of ‘a crude form of blackmail’ http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000921/nick_clegg_accuses_conservatives_of_a_crude_form_of_blackmail.html Speaking to party workers, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg accused the Conservatives of ‘a crude form of blackmail’ by encouraging fears of a fall in the stock market. 2010-03-08T14:00+00:00 Launch of the Campaign for Body Confidence http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000922/launch_of_the_campaign_for_body_confidence.html A panel of experts including fashion writer and broadcaster Caryn Franklin and author of Fat is a Feminist Issue, Susie Orbach, will debate measures to tackle the harm caused by pressure to conform to unrealistic and unhealthy body image ideals.  Other attendees include Girlguides, Linda Papadopoulous and the world’s leading body image experts. 2010-03-08T05:02+00:00 Liberal Democrats celebrate International Women's Day http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000923/liberal_democrats_celebrate_international_womens_day.html "I am pleased to add my support to International Women's Day. It is crucial that people are able to come together to celebrate the achievements of women around the world. However this is not a time to just be reflective but also a time to look forwards and work together to stamp out all signs of inequality that threatens to undermine our society." 2010-03-08T05:01+00:00 CBI submission highlights Government’s dangerous position says Cable http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000924/cbi_submission_highlights_governments_dangerous_position_says_cable.html Responding to the CBI’s submission to the Chancellor urging him to use  his last Budget before the election to set out more details of spending plans for government departments in order to boost confidence in the UK’s public finances and provide economic stability, Vince Cable said: 2010-03-07T15:39+00:00 Schools expected to raise their game in exchange for funding and freedom http://southendlibdems.co.uk/news/000925/schools_expected_to_raise_their_game_in_exchange_for_funding_and_freedom.html Nick Clegg will argue that in return for the investment of an additional £2.5bn in schools, teachers will be put under pressure to ‘raise their game’ to reinvent the curriculum, increase the number of children achieving good results and close the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their wealthier classmates. 2010-03-06T05:01+00:00