A fair deal for rail fares
The Liberal Democrats have made a commitment to restrict increases in rail fares so that they will not increase at above inflation rates, as has been the case in under both Labour and Conservatives governments.
15 Apr 2010
News
Epsom and Ewell News
Finally, new teenage play equipment at Court Rec.
Following many years of campaigning by Lib Dem councillors, some play equipment for older young people has finally been installed in Court Recreation Ground. Every year Cllr Jonathan Lees reminded the borough council that there was £20,000 earmarked for teenage recreation facilities in Court Rec, which originally came from the insurance payout on the burnt out Court Rec Dojo.
7 Apr 2010
Liberal Democrats propose Surrey Credit Union
With the recession people are hurting. 1 in 4 of Surrey's residents are living in financial stress and 30,000 are financially excluded - as they don't have bank accounts, savings or insurance. Without them people turn to loan sharks, some even for basic things like when their washing machine breaks down.
10 Apr 2010
Labour's plans for Trident replacement look nonsensical says Davey
"Liberal Democrats oppose like-for-like replacement of Trident. It is not suited to today's security threats and, with a £100bn price tag, it is a system we simply cannot afford," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Ed Davey.
12 Apr 2010
Crooked carrots saved
Euro-MPs have voted to ensure that crooked carrots and curvy cucumbers can continue to be sold legally in shops.
1 Apr 2010
South East MEP Sharon Bowles signs petition to disband Strasbourg Parliament
Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has signed a petition calling for the European Parliament in Strasbourg to be disbanded in favour of one Brussels-based parliament.
31 Mar 2010
Surrey County Council News
Lib Dem by-election successes
Lib Dems in the South East celebrated a by-election win this week, after taking a seat from the Tories who were knocked into third place.
25 Nov 2011
Eurobonds - a long-term answer, but they won’t solve immediate Eurozone problems
South East England Lib Dem Euro MP Sharon Bowles, Chair of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, welcomed proposals on Eurobonds presented to her committee by European Commissioner Olli Rehn, but noted that they will not solve the crisis in the short-term.
SBMEP
23 Nov 2011
Call for more action to drive down road deaths
EU leaders have been asked to explain what they are doing to cut deaths on Europe's roads.
CBMEP
23 Nov 2011
Closing the net on illegal fishing
The battle to protect fishermen and dwindling fish stocks has been supported by South East England Lib Dem MEP Catherine Bearder.
CBMEP
23 Nov 2011
Sakharov prize for human rights is European Parliament at its best
To mark this Wednesday's European Parliament conference to celebrate the institution's Sakharov prize for freedom of thought, Lib Dem MEP Sir Graham Watson said: "Concern for human dignity lies at the core of the values which created the European Union. I am delighted that this year's Sakharov prize was awarded to 5 activists from across the Arab world, including Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian who set himself on fire and unknowingly provoked the Tunisian, Egyptian, Libyan, Syrian, Bahraini and Yemeni uprisings, and, in the first three countries, the overthrow of the authoritarian regime."
SGWMEP
22 Nov 2011
"Cut VAT on e-books" says Euro MP Sharon Bowles
Local Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who represents South East England in the European Parliament, has signed a parliamentary resolution which aims to cut VAT on e-books. Currently, EU countries may apply reduced rates of VAT for books bought in shops but e-books are often subject to a standard VAT rate of at least 15%.
SBMEP
22 Nov 2011