http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Hounslow Liberal Democrats en-GB Hounslow Liberal Democrats http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Hounslow Liberal Democrats 2008-07-25T19:27+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000331/local_welcome_for_liberal_democrat_vision_for_britain.html Liberal Democrats in Hounslow have welcomed the launch of the Liberal Democrats' vision for Britain by Party Leader Nick Clegg MP. Called 'Make it Happen', the paper will be debated at the party's conference in Bournemouth in September. 2008-07-20T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000329/lib_dems_condemn_conservative_call_for_profit_driven_school_management.html The Leaders of the Local Government Association Labour and Liberal Democrat Groups today strongly criticised the call by the LGA Chairman Sir Simon Milton for private sector companies to run schools at a profit, as reported in today's Times. 2008-06-27T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000332/liberal_democrats_in_hounslow_back_national_recycling_week.html A UK-wide campaign to encourage people to recycle more of their household waste has been backed by Liberal Democrats in Hounslow. National Recycling Week is being held on 2nd - 8th June. This is the fifth year it has been held. It is run by Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP), a national organisation set up to help people produce less waste and advise on how best to deal with rubbish in an environmentally friendly way. 2008-06-02T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000337/mr__mrs_expense_lie_low_as_new_row_breaks_over_their_hotel_bills__the_sunday_express.html Today's Sunday Express states that "Husband and wife Labour MPs Alan and Ann Keen have claimed thousands of pounds from the taxpayer to stay in luxury hotels less than 10 miles from their home. The couple, known at Westminster as "Mr and Mrs Expenses", are already at the centre of a storm over their claims for a £500,000 flat. But documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal the couple also claimed thousands for staying in hotels." Commenting in the paper Cllr Andrew Dakers said: "The Keens have been on the gravy train for far too long. It is quite ridiculous to say they need a second home when thousands of their constituents make a similar or longer commute. It would be far cheaper if they simply claimed for a taxi home on nights when they have to work late." 2008-06-01T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000330/brentford_regeneration_must_realise_community_vision__knight.html The Liberal Democrat London Assembly candidate for Hounslow, Cllr Stephen Knight, has lent his support to the community vision for the regeneration of Brentford. 2008-04-10T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000334/paddick_backs_brentford_fc_plans_for_new_stadium.html In a letter to supporters of Brentford FC, Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat Candidate for London Mayor, has given his firm backing to the club's plans for a new stadium. 2008-04-08T00:00+01:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000335/lib_dems_launch_forces_focus_website__dakers.html The Liberal Democrats today announce the launch of 'Forces Focus', our new website, providing an online forum for us to engage with the Forces community and the wider community with an interest in defence issues. With increasing demands made of our Armed Forces and with continuing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, our Manifesto pledge has never been more pertinent: we should look after our Armed Forces so they can look after us. 2008-03-19T00:00+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000333/knight_condemns_whitton_road_post_office_closure.html Cllr Stephen Knight, Lib Dem South West London Assembly Candidates has condemned the threatened closure of 12 Post Office branches across the South West London constituency. In response he has launched a petition in shops around the post offices. 2008-03-14T00:00+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000326/lib_dems_back_alternative_zero_percent_budget__propose_1m_climate_change_fund.html The Lib Dem Group tonight renewed their calls for much more urgency from the Tory-led administration in tackling climate change and advanced detailed proposals for the creation of a £1m Climate Change/ Energy Efficiency investment fund in the borough. With these proposals and other key items incorporated, the Lib Dem group supported Labour in an alternative 0% tax increase budget. Group Leader Cllr Andrew Dakers described the alternative budget as "green and socially responsible". 2008-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000328/lib_dems_call_for_ann_keen_to_resign_from_government_over_heathrow.html Cllr Andrew Dakers, Leader of Hounslow Liberal Democrats and Parliamentary Candidate, this week called for local MP Ann Keen to publicly signal that she will resign from the Labour government if the Department for Transport do not start listening to local peoples' views on Heathrow Airport Expansion. In in a letter to the MP he said "this would have a real impact and plainly alert the Prime Minister to the public discontent and fears around this impending decision." Cllr Dakers also challenged the ability of Conservative candidate Ms Macleod to represent the constituency any better if she joined a Conservative government supporting Heathrow expansion. 2008-02-27T00:00+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000327/letter_cllr_dakers__cip_was_never_given_a_chance_to_excel.html Dear Editor, I congratulate CIP Unison representative James Marshall for his courageous statement and letter to the press. The staff of CIP (and thus the users of its services) have been let down by successive cuts from the former Labour administration and the Conservative-led administration. Furthermore, whilst the cuts continued for over a decade, CIP trustees have failed to speak up loudly for the organisation and defend the interests of service users. Meanwhile Hounslow Council failed to put in place an asset management plan for the facilities and parks CIP operated. 2008-02-19T00:00+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000336/letter_the_conservative_party_must_come_off_the_fence_on_heathrow_expansion.html Dear Editor, 2008-01-21T00:00+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000319/clegg_challenges_brown_and_cameron_to_match_their_words_with_deeds.html In his end of year message, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg writes on how to reopen the political system and revitalise public trust. 2007-12-29T00:00+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000318/support_watermans_100__urgent_appeal.html Watermans has been threatened by the Arts Council with the loss of its grant. This would come into effect almost immediately so Watermans would have to make immediate cut-backs in their programme. The people of West London will lose nearly £500,000 that would be spent on Participative Arts, New Media Arts and Asian Arts. 2007-12-22T00:00+00:00 http://www.hounslowlibdems.org.uk/news/000314/asian_community_hit_by_labours_plans_to_crack_down_on_family_visit_visas__knight.html Labour's plans to force families to pay £1,000 'bonds' to enable close relatives from overseas to visit is an unwarranted attack on west London's Asian community says South West London's Liberal Democrat Assembly candidate Cllr Stephen Knight. 2007-12-18T00:00+00:00