Boston and Skegness Liberal Democrats News Stories http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Boston and Skegness Liberal Democrats en-GB Boston and Skegness Liberal Democrats http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Boston and Skegness Liberal Democrats 2010-03-17T22:53+00:00 United Kingdom Government’s rural incompetence cost taxpayers £90m says Farron http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000862/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 More grassroots sport needed says Foster http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000861/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 Government meddling delayed action on methedrone says Huhne http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000860/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 JobCentre closures proving costly mistake says Webb http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000859/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 £81,000 spent on four lawyers to clear Ashcroft says Huhne http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000858/81000_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 Labour hasn’t delivered on 2005 maternity choice pledge says Lamb http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000857/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 Tory immigration policy worst of both worlds says Huhne http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000856/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 Nick Clegg’s speech on winning people over for deficit reduction http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000855/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 Cuts without growth won’t help deficit says Cable http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000854/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 Cutting too soon will aggravate unemployment says Cable http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000853/cutting_too_soon_will_aggravate_unemployment_says_cable.html Responding to the Bank of England’s latest quarterly bulletin and its warnings of job market uncertainty, Vince Cable said: 2010-03-15T20:40+00:00 Nick Clegg speech to Liberal Democrat Spring Conference http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000850/nick_clegg_speech_to_liberal_democrat_spring_conference.html Shall I tell you the one phrase that bothers me more than any other? It’s this. 2010-03-14T17:00+00:00 Liberal Democrats back green stimulus package http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000852/liberal_democrats_back_green_stimulus_package.html The plans will play a vital part in a fair recovery that locks in investment and ensures a path of low-carbon growth. 2010-03-14T16:55+00:00 Liberal Democrats pass plans to clean up politics http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000851/liberal_democrats_pass_plans_to_clean_up_politics.html The proposals include: 2010-03-14T16:05+00:00 Chris Huhne speech to Liberal Democrat Conference http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000849/chris_huhne_speech_to_liberal_democrat_conference.html The full text of the speech is below: 2010-03-14T15:40+00:00 Liberal Democrats back fairer taxes http://bostonandskegnesslibdems.org.uk/news/000847/liberal_democrats_back_fairer_taxes.html These plans would see the average person’s income tax bill cut by £700. Pensioners would be £100 better off and 3.6m people would no longer have to pay any income tax at all. 2010-03-13T21:34+00:00