http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Stockton Liberal Democrats en-GB Stockton Liberal Democrats http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Stockton Liberal Democrats 2010-07-31T07:44+01:00 United Kingdom http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000175/council_leader_or_elected_mayor.html Should we vote for having an elected mayor or a council leader - would there be any real difference? That's the question people are asking us in Stockton Borough. 2010-07-27T16:03+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000174/north_east_mep_backs_bank_bonus_crackdown.html North East MEP Fiona Hall, has welcomed today's vote (7 July 2010) in the European Parliament restricting bankers' bonuses in Europe and seeking to ensure that banks are sitting on stronger capital reserves than before the financial crisis. The Liberal Democrat MEP also heavily criticised UKIP and BNP for voting against the tough new laws. 2010-07-07T21:56+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000173/fair_votes__the_campaign_has_started.html Nick Clegg has announced some detail of the referendum on Fair Voting. Below is the text of his letter: 2010-07-06T22:21+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000172/liberal_democrats_create_1bn_fund_for_communities_hit_by_cuts.html Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched a £1bn Regional Growth Fund to help communities that may be particularly affected by public spending cuts. 2010-07-02T23:27+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000171/the_budget__tough_but_fair.html Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, says: 2010-06-23T08:27+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000170/the_end_of_garden_grabbing.html The Liberal Democrat - Conservative coalition government yesterday announced the end of the Garden Grabbing which has so changed Eaglescliffe over recent years. Under the previous government our pleas to change the rules fell on deaf ears. Gardens were classified in the same way as derelict factories - previously developed land. Beautiful old houses were demolished and the land along with the garden used for flats and their car parks. Houses were built in the back gardens of other houses. Local people worried that the character of Eaglescliffe was changing for ever. 2010-06-10T23:01+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000169/jacquie_heralds_moves_to_end_child_detention.html Jacquie Bell has welcomed news that the coalition government will be proceeding with Lib Dem manifesto policy to end the detention of children seeking sanctuary. 2010-05-19T23:55+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000168/where_next_for_the_lib_dems_in_parliament.html The Chair of Stockton Liberal Democrats, Denis Rigg, explains the process now being undertaken: 2010-05-09T22:24+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000167/jacquie_thanks_stockton_south_voters.html Jacquie Bell would like to thank all those who voted Liberal Democrat on May 6th. "We had more votes than in 2005 in a wider field of candidates and in the midst of a tactical voting battle between Labour and the Conservatives. It is interesting that more voters backed parties other than the winner. A sure sign of the need for a fairer voting system. 2010-05-08T09:50+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000166/nick_cleggs_statement.html Last night was a disappointment for the Liberal Democrats. Even though more people voted for us than ever before, even though we had a higher proportion of the vote than ever before, it is of course a source of great regret to me that we have lost some really valued friends and colleagues and we have returned to Parliament with fewer MPs than before. 2010-05-07T17:56+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000165/lib_dems_meet_local_muslims.html Stockton Candidates Jacquie Bell (South) and Philip Latham (North) attended a meeting arranged for local candidates with members of the local Muslim community. 2010-05-05T11:20+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000164/have_you_heard_from_us.html Voters living at various places around the Stockton constituencies have been telling us that the Royal Mail has not delivered a Liberal Democrat election leaflet or delivered one for the wrong constituency. I'm sorry that this has happened - I sent the right number of leaflets to the Royal Mail and the Ordnance Survey supplied them with the constituency boundaries. 2010-05-05T08:51+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000163/jacquie_supports_people_with_learning_difficulties.html Jacquie Bell is supporting the Get My Vote campaign being organised by the charity for people with learning disabilities, Mencap. 2010-05-03T21:27+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000162/nick_clegg_comes_to_redcar.html At last night's public meeting in Redcar, attended by Jacquie Bell and other members of the Stockton team, Nick Clegg spoke of the disastrous way in which Labour and Tory governments have ignored this area. He spoke of Lib Dem plans to get our banks supporting local businesses that have viable plans to create new jobs; 2010-05-03T11:06+01:00 http://stocktonlibdems.org.uk/news/000161/jacquie_hears_young_voters.html Jacquie Bell, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Stockton South attended debates for young people at Stockton 6th Form College and Yarm School. A debate at Egglescliffe School was put off due to the volcanic ash which detained its organiser abroad. 2010-05-02T12:52+01:00