P&O Ferries: Govt must step in Responding to the announcement of P&O Ferries laying off 800 workers with immediate effect, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said: Today's underhanded action by P&O is an attack on workers. It is an absolute outrage. This is simply not an acceptable way to treat employees and the government must step in urgently to help reduce tensions and bring people back to the table. If the current owners cannot manage this company properly then the government needs to consider how a more responsible owner can be brought in. Clearly the Conservatives also need ...
As there are no principal authority council by-elections this week, here's a re-run of my piece from the party website on why standing in more council contests matters: The most effective way to lose support is not to be on the ballot paper When we debate party policy, strategy or election tactics, questions about what might attract or put off voters often – and rightly – come up. But there's one sure-fire, 100% guaranteed, rock-solid way of repelling voters from us, and it's one we use far too often. It's not having a Liberal Democrat on the ballot paper. Zero ...
Ed Davey has called for an emergency airlift for Ukrainian refugees on the Polish border who want to reach the UK. In a letter today to the Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, Ed Davey has suggested the UK Government must now provide free flights to the UK, with coaches to the nearest Polish airports from key border crossing points and welcoming reception centres for the refugees on arrival at the UK. The call comes following the Liberal Democrat Leader's visit to the Polish border this week to meet with Ukrainian refugees and the charities supporting them. In contrast to the ...
Well done the Guardian who, in an exclusive today, has revealed that Ministers are saying that no action will be taken to limit the amount of time and money that MPs can earn from a second job. In some ways ... Continue reading →
These (translated into English) are the paragraph headings of a monograph on War Propaganda published in 2001 by the French commentator Anne Morelli. o 1. We don't want war, we are only defending ourselves! o .2. Our adversary is solely responsible for this war! o 3. Our adversary's leader is inherently evil and resembles the devil o 4. We are defending a noble cause, not our particular interests! o 5. The enemy is purposefully committing atrocities; if we are making mistakes this happens without intention o 6. The enemy makes use of illegal weapons o 7. We suffer few losses, ...
This is (hopefully) the first of many regular updates on the project. We're aiming to update every two weeks. We'll also be posting more regular updates on our newly unveiled Technology Blog which is hugely exciting - because it's been built on our brand new website platform, Fleet. Fleet is intended to replace both Nationbuilder and Prater Raines FOCI for the party. We're building it in collaboration with the team at Prater Raines and it's based on the open source Typo3 framework - which is widely used by organisations with a federated structure (like us!). We'll also be heavily customising ...
Wed, 12:22: RT @EUTweetup: Save the date! The next #EUTweetUp is happening. 🗓️ Wednesday, 16 March 2022 🕰️ 18:00 📍 Grand Central, Place Jean Rey/Rue B... Wed, 12:56: Why the West May Have to Offer Putin a Way Out https://t.co/2MjHkfqAzj How things could end, by @TomMcTague Wed, 18:33: 84k, by Claire North https://t.co/OLkIQq3xVq https://t.co/By8bvOcaN9 Thu, 10:45: For the day that's in it: my 2018 blogpost listing references to Ireland and Irish people in the Whoniverse (thus before the Irish elements of the 2020 season final two-parter, and before @ThaddeaGraham's appearance as Bel in 2021). https://t.co/PUU95wAKEI Thu, 11:28: Ulster Fry for ...
Ed Davey calls for emergency airlift to provide a safe and fast system to get Ukrainian refugees to security in the UK He describes visit to Poland and Ukraine border and the lack of UK Government personnel on the ground in contrast to 19 other nationsHe praises the UK volunteers on the Polish border and the generosity of the British public who are offering their homesLiberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called for an emergency airlift for Ukrainian refugees on the Polish border who want to reach the UK. In a letter to the Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, Ed ...
As Ed Davey never tires of pointing out, if the Conservative government had not abandoned his programme of building up alternative energy sources in 2015, then the energy crisis we are experiencing at the moment would not be so intense. The problem is that successive governments have pursued the quick and easy wins over long term strategy, and all of us are now paying the price. The other disturbing trend in economic and energy policy is the way governments have cosied up to dubious individuals to achieve their goals, thus, the sudden rush to replace Russian and Ukrainian gas, oil ...
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have reiterated their opposition to the expansion of Aberpergwm Coal Mine in Neath Port Talbot Council. Addressing a protest in front of the Senedd Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds stated that if we are to stand any hope of tackling climate change before it's too late, the coal must be left in the ground. A protest yesterday in front of the Senedd in Cardiff saw multiple Welsh climate groups attend. The expansion of Aberpergwm Coal Mine has been at the centre of a row between the UK and Welsh Governments, with the Welsh Government claiming ...
There's a free orienteering session on Sunday - 20th March - at Lochee Park and Balgay Park. Details below ...
