Nick Clegg: What should be in The Queen's Speech
In an exclusive video, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg talks about what should be in this year's Queen's Speech following the disappointment of the Pre-Budget Report.
2 Dec 2008
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Theatre's fund topped by final grant
A £400,000 target to revamp the town's theatre has been reached after years of fundraising - thanks to a second huge grant from Brentwood Borough Council.
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2 Dec 2008
Anger at National Express's inflation busting fares increase
Brentwood's Liberal Democrats are demanding that National Express East Anglia abandons its plans to impose a 6% in the price of regulated fares, season tickets and saver tickets.
1 Dec 2008
Kendall welcomes proposals for free childcare for every family
Children and parents in Brentwood and Ongar will benefit from new proposals for free childcare for every family, claims a leading local Liberal Democrat.
1 Dec 2008
Lib Dems stand up against Labour's police state
Opposition MPs locked up; massive database of all your personal details; ContactPoint - a database of all children in the UK; more CCTV cameras than any other country in the western world; and the DNA of hundreds of thousands of innocent people on computer. Only the Liberal Democrats can be relied upon to stand up for the British people's hard-won freedoms.
1 Dec 2008
The Liberal Democrats - ahead of the game on the economy
Political commentators are now realising that the Liberal Democrats have consistently been ahead of the game on economic issues. Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable has identified a list of ten things the Lib Dems called for first, and which have now either been implemented or taken on board by at least one of the other two main parties. Said Dr Cable:
1 Dec 2008