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20 Most Recent News Stories
Give workers freedom to choose retirement date, says Minister
Thu 29th Jul 2010
Commenting, Ed Davey said: “With more and more people wanting to extend their working lives we should not stop them just because they have reached a particular age. We want to give individuals greater choice and are moving swiftly to end discrimination of this kind.
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ASBOs are a failed policy, says Brake
Wed 28th Jul 2010
Commenting on today’s speech by the Home Secretary in which she said it was ‘time to move beyond’ Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs), Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs and Justice, Tom Brake said:
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Nick Clegg sets out the aims of a liberal Parliament
Fri 16th Jul 2010
In his speech at the liberal think-tank Demos, Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg set out his aims for a liberal Parliament. Full text below: Last year, I wrote a pamphlet for Demos, arguing that the liberal moment had come. I argued that demands for a new approach to politics, for a radical redistribution of power, would soon have to be met by a liberal agenda.
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Lord Ashdown to lead review of emergency aid
Wed 14th Jul 2010
Lord Ashdown will lead a taskforce of humanitarian experts from inside and outside Government to review all aspects of how the UK Government responds to disasters and work with the international community to speed up the delivery of aid.
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Tailored support for South West business in Europe
Wed 14th Jul 2010
A local Euro-MP has called upon small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South West to "look to Europe" for prosperity after a recently published report showed a positive link between exports and SME performance.
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EU set to tighten animal testing rules
Mon 12th Jul 2010
The use of animals in scientific experiments could soon be reduced by new EU legislation which aims to strike a balance between improving animal welfare and assisting research against diseases.
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European Parliament backs CAP reform
Thu 8th Jul 2010
The European Parliament has backed a report by a UK Lib Dem MEP that calls for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to make it fairer, greener and more sustainable.
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MEPs use Lisbon powers to safeguard citizen's privacy
Thu 8th Jul 2010
The European Parliament has approved a reworked EU-US agreement on access to Europeans' banking data for tracking of terrorist finance after rejecting an interim deal in February on grounds that it insufficiently safeguarded privacy.
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MEPs cut down illegal loggers
Wed 7th Jul 2010
MEPs have taken an axe to the illegal logging trade today by banning the placing of illegal timber on the European market and setting up strict penalties for those caught doing so.
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