Basingstoke Liberal Democrats News Stories http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Basingstoke Liberal Democrats en-GB Basingstoke Liberal Democrats http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Basingstoke Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T20:42+00:00 United Kingdom We need a public inquiry into new nuclear says Hughes http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001093/we_need_a_public_inquiry_into_new_nuclear_says_hughes.html Commenting, Simon Hughes said: 2010-03-11T17:49+00:00 Anti-counterfeit agreement raises civil liberties alarm http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001092/anticounterfeit_agreement_raises_civil_liberties_alarm.html The European Parliament has raised serious concerns about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) being negotiated between the EU, US and others. This is designed to fight global infringement of intellectual property rights, counterfeiting and piracy but may in the process harm individual internet users' data protection and access rights. 2010-03-11T15:00+00:00 Social care commitment needed from Labour and Tories says Lamb http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001091/social_care_commitment_needed_from_labour_and_tories_says_lamb.html Commenting following today’s cross party Age UK, at which the health spokespeople of the three main parties met to discuss the reform of social care, Norman Lamb said: 2010-03-11T00:12+00:00 We must rebalance our foreign policy that is over-reliant on the US http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001090/we_must_rebalance_our_foreign_policy_that_is_overreliant_on_the_us.html Nick Clegg will say: 2010-03-10T18:27+00:00 Liberal Democrats launch policy for young people http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001089/liberal_democrats_launch_policy_for_young_people.html Launching the paper at The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey, the policy outlined how the Liberal Democrats will ensure that all young people have better access to after-school facilities, comprehensive support and training for those entering the workplace and legislation in place to stamp out homophobic bullying. 2010-03-10T17:16+00:00 MEPs slash red tape for 9 out of 10 London firms http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001086/meps_slash_red_tape_for_9_out_of_10_london_firms.html The European Parliament has voted in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts. The amendment to EU company law would vastly reduce red tape for the smallest firms, which are 90% of the total number of businesses in the capital. 2010-03-10T16:00+00:00 Brown is leading with a weak hand says Cable http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001087/brown_is_leading_with_a_weak_hand_says_cable.html Responding to the Prime Minister’s economic speech this morning and the announcement of the Budget date, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: 2010-03-10T15:52+00:00 Half of schools not good enough says Laws http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001088/half_of_schools_not_good_enough_says_laws.html Commenting on today’s Ofsted figures, which show that half the schools they inspected last term were considered to be no better than ‘satisfactory’, David Laws said: 2010-03-10T15:45+00:00 Cameron in complete disarray over NI deal says Carmichael http://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001084/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://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001085/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://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001083/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://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001081/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://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001080/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://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001082/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://www.basingstokelibdems.org.uk/news/001079/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