http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from South Thanet Liberal Democrats en-GB South Thanet Liberal Democrats http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 South Thanet Liberal Democrats 2010-03-18T19:37+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000810/university_cuts_paving_way_for_tuition_fees_hike_says_williams.html Commenting on the Government’s announcements of cuts to university budgets, Stephen Williams said: 2010-03-18T15:59+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000808/south_east_mep_sharon_bowles_signs_petition_to_disband_strasbourg_parliament.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has signed a petition calling for the European Parliament in Strasbourg to be disbanded in favour of one Brussels-based parliament. 2010-03-18T14:30+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000809/ashcroft_and_hagues_cynical_coverup_cost_taxpayers_says_huhne.html Commenting on William Hague’s admission of a “mistake” concerning Lord Ashcroft’s tax status, Chris Huhne said: "William Hague promised the Prime Minister that before Lord Ashcroft received his peerage he would pay “tens of millions” in British tax, but then never even checked whether the promise was kept. He has treated the taxpayer with total contempt. 2010-03-18T14:08+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000807/governments_rural_incompetence_cost_taxpayers_90m_says_farron.html Commenting on the UK’s £15.9m fine for failing to comply with Common Agricultural Policy rules, Tim Farron said: 2010-03-17T20:48+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000806/more_grassroots_sport_needed_says_foster.html Commenting on today’s Government announcement that 3000 new after school clubs offering Olympic and Paralympics sport will be provided for young people, Don Foster said: 2010-03-17T17:39+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000805/government_meddling_delayed_action_on_methedrone_says_huhne.html Commenting on the legal drug methedrone following the deaths of two teenagers, Chris Huhne said: 2010-03-17T16:35+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000804/jobcentre_closures_proving_costly_mistake_says_webb.html The Government has been forced to make a U-turn on their JobCentre closure programme after a huge rise in unemployment placed unexpected pressure on the network. As part of its closure programme, over 500 JobCentres were closed, even as the recession took hold last year. 2010-03-17T14:20+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000803/81000_spent_on_four_lawyers_to_clear_ashcroft_says_huhne.html Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said: 2010-03-16T23:12+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000802/labour_hasnt_delivered_on_2005_maternity_choice_pledge_says_lamb.html Commenting on Gordon Brown’s announcement that expectant mothers will be given new rights about where they give birth, Norman Lamb said: 2010-03-16T21:39+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000801/tory_immigration_policy_worst_of_both_worlds_says_huhne.html In a keynote speech to Policy Exchange today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne will say that an overall national limit of the sort proposed by the Tories would be too lax in London and the South East and too tough in Scotland. 2010-03-16T20:05+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000800/nick_cleggs_speech_on_winning_people_over_for_deficit_reduction.html Something big is missing from the public debate about the deficit. 2010-03-16T16:22+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000798/senior_tory_joins_liberal_democrats.html South East MEP Catherine Bearder has welcomed Edward McMillan-Scott's defection to the Liberal Democrats. 2010-03-16T16:18+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000799/sharon_bowles_mep_welcomes_edward_mcmillanscott_to_the_liberal_democrats.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has welcomed the defection of Tory MEP Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of the European Parliament, to the Liberal Democrats. 2010-03-16T16:00+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000797/south_east_mep_sharon_bowles_calls_for_consensus_building_as_european_commission_report_criticises_uk_recovery_plans.html The European Commission is to publish a report tomorrow which will call for tougher action to be taken to reduce the UK's record £178bn deficit. 2010-03-16T15:00+00:00 http://www.souththanet-libdems.org.uk/news/000796/cuts_without_growth_wont_help_deficit_says_cable.html Commenting on the EU Commission report that recommends that more should be done to cut Britain’s fiscal deficit, Vince Cable said: 2010-03-15T23:34+00:00