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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Thu 8th Jul 2010
Aislinn Lee, Liberal Democrat County Councillor for the area of the proposed Freight Terminal has welcomed the decision by the Secretary of State to refuse planning permission for the Freight Terminal.
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Mon 24th May 2010
Following the launch of our petition many people have commented angrily on the lack of democracy. Here are a few of these comments:
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Thu 20th May 2010
Following the County Council meeting in Hertfordshire this week the Liberal Democrats have launched a petition against the 10,000 signatures required on a petition to force a debate. Liberal Democrats feel the 1,000 is a more achievable and democratic figure.
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Tue 18th May 2010
New rules which would allow people signing petitions to be heard more clearly at county hall have been weighted to make it almost impossible for most communities to reach the threshold for signatures.
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Wed 12th May 2010
Liberal Democrat Group Leader Chris White welcomed the new coalition government this morning and said: 'This is an opportunity to show that political parties can work together provided they have a transparently agreed programme based on principles rather than personalities.
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
Daily Mail: "Victory for Nick Clegg"
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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![Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/316.jpeg "Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]")
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Sun 28th Mar 2010
At 8pm on Monday 29th March, Channel 4 will stage a live debate between the would-be Chancellors, Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, Labour's Alistair Darling and Conservative George Osborne. Krishnan Guru-Murthy will be asking the questions.
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Tue 23rd Mar 2010
The Tory parliamentary candidate for Watford is trying to deflect the blame of the County Council run by his party for the last 10 years onto the Liberal Democrats. Liberal Democrats have campaigned tirelessly for more school places in Watford, Rickmansworth and St Albans for years. Now the Tories as part of their clean campaign for parliament are saying it is the fault of the Liberal Democrats.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Derek Scudder, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Waste said: 'We agree that the New Barnfield site is unsuitable for any sort of waste management facility. The Liberal Democrat group at County hall has consistently opposed the use of the site and on a number of occasions has put forward motions to that effect. The ruling Tory group has always voted these down.
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Wed 3rd Mar 2010
n a press release issued by Herts County Councils on secondary school places, it was announced that 95.48% of children had been allocated one of their ranked schools - up 2.63 per cent from 2009.
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Tue 5th Jan 2010
Liberal Democrat councillors have been left asking who is telling the truth on the grit situation following misleading statements. One statement from the county council's portfolio holder for roads which has been contrasted by a briefing sent to all County Councillors from the council officers doing their jobs, without the political spin.
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