Published on Liberal Democrat Voice By Sarah Teather | Published 29th November 2011 – 4:53 pm When the dust has settled from the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement I hope that one of the things that Liberal Democrats will remember will be the doubling of the offer of free early years education for two-year olds. In last [...]

Liberal Democrat MP for Solihull Lorely Burt has welcomed the announcement of plans by the Coalition Government to make sure carers are able get a break. Last year, Liberal Democrat Care Minister, Paul Burstow announced an extra £400m for Primary Care Trusts to allow carers to take a well-earned break, but a recent study has [...]

People ordering birth, death and marriage certificates were warned by the Registrar General today not to be fooled into paying more through unofficial websites. The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from the Registrar General about third party websites misleading customers into believing that they were ordering from the government’s own website. The authority [...]

The following article was written by the Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne and published on 26th November on the Daily Telegraph website. A year ago, in a swirl of pessimism, the UN held negotiations on climate change in Cancun. After Copenhagen, it seemed that the principles of international co-operation itself were on trial. [...]

Published on Liberal Democrat Voice By Ed Davey MP | Published 28th November 2011 – 9:54 am My announcement last week on pubs hasn’t won me or the Government three cheers from the likes of CAMRA or Fair Pint. Yet I believe it is a notable success for tenants and lessees across the country – [...]

Published on Liberal Democrat Voice By Lester Holloway | Published 28th November 2011 – 2:27 pm We have grown used to politicians approaching the issue of ‘race’ in the context of immigration, crime, or the aftermath of a tragedy. So it was enormously refreshing to hear Nick Clegg offer up a well-informed speech on the [...]

Published on Liberal Democrat Voice By Mark Pack | Published 28th November 2011 – 10:01 pm Back in February I wrote about the government’s aim to think long-term and the problems with turning that rhetoric into action: “We must think long term” is a common cry in politics and government. Far easier said than done, [...]

By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent 6:30AM GMT 28 Nov 2011 Currently the combined debt for some 800 PFI projects, including 103 PFI hospitals in England, stands at about £300 billion, according to makers of the programme. When Panorama contacted 85 hospital trusts with PFI deals, it found 80 of them said they were having to [...]

Few gremlins in the works at the moment please bear with me.

The Coalition Government has announced ambitious measures to kick start house building, help first time buyers get on the housing ladder and make social housing fairer. The housing strategy has two main aims. First, to help drive local economies and create jobs. Unblocking the market will provide a much-needed boost to employment. Secondly, these plans [...]