Hodge Hill Liberal Democrats News Stories http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Hodge Hill Liberal Democrats en-GB Hodge Hill Liberal Democrats http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Hodge Hill Liberal Democrats 2008-08-20T07:29+01:00 United Kingdom £2 million for road safety in Bordesley Green http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000061/2_million_for_road_safety_in_bordesley_green.html Local Lib Dem Councillor Shaukat Ali Khan is welcoming £2.5 million of road safety work in Bordesley Green. The work is taking place in the Coventry Road and Green Lane areas. 2008-04-14T00:00+01:00 Nick Clegg backs local Lib Dem Team http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000060/nick_clegg_backs_local_lib_dem_team.html Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has personally backed local Lib Dem candidates in this year's important local elections. The elections are set to be a close fight between the Liberal Democrats and Labour. 2008-04-13T00:00+01:00 Cleaning up in Hodge Hill http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000059/cleaning_up_in_hodge_hill.html Energetic Lib Dem campaigners in Hodge Hill are showing that it's action not words that are important in the fight to clean up our local area. 2008-04-12T00:00+01:00 The £6.5 billion cost of Iraq War http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000058/the_65_billion_cost_of_iraq_war.html Local people have reacted angrily to recent estimates that set the British cost of the Iraq War at more than £6.5 BILLION. 2008-04-11T13:01+01:00 Poorest people hit by Labour's tax rise http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000057/poorest_people_hit_by_labours_tax_rise.html Gordon Brown's decision to abolish the 10p rate of income tax will hurt the poorest people in the country the most, according to the Liberal Democrats.The change means a huge tax increase for single working people with no young children who earn less than £18,500 a year. 2008-04-11T12:56+01:00 Local Labour MP backs Post Office Closures http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000056/local_labour_mp_backs_post_office_closures.html Labour's Hodge Hill MP Liam Byrne has voted in Parliament to close another 2,500 local Post Offices. 2008-04-11T12:41+01:00 Lib Dems challenge Labour and the Conservatives to support "in or out" referendum http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000055/lib_dems_challenge_labour_and_the_conservatives_to_support_in_or_out_referendum.html Hodge Hill's parliamentary spokes person Tariq Khan is calling on Labour and the Conservatives to back the campaign for an "in or out" Euro referendum. The referendum would be an opportunity for the British public to determine whether Britain should continue to be a member of the European Union or not. 2008-01-29T18:00+00:00 Lib Dems show support for police protest over pay http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000054/lib_dems_show_support_for_police_protest_over_pay.html An estimated 18,500 police officers marched in central London yesterday in a protest over pay. 2008-01-24T09:58+00:00 Roads in Birmingham more congested than ever before http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000051/roads_in_birmingham_more_congested_than_ever_before.html FIGURES uncovered by the Liberal Democrats in Parliament show that over the past decade, the number of vehicles on roads in Birmingham has increased by 8%. 2008-01-23T10:17+00:00 Government fails to tackle its own carbon footprint http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000052/government_fails_to_tackle_its_own_carbon_footprint.html The Government should practice what it preaches and set an example in meeting its own targets for sustainable buildings, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee. 2008-01-22T23:08+00:00 Nick Clegg sets out his vision for a people's health service http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000053/nick_clegg_sets_out_his_vision_for_a_peoples_health_service.html Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today outlined his vision for the NHS, setting out plans to give communities genuine control over local health services, freed from Whitehall, and providing for older people with personal care needs. 2008-01-22T15:27+00:00 Residents of Hodge Hill face winter fuel payment wipe out - Liberal Democrats http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000050/residents_of_hodge_hill_face_winter_fuel_payment_wipe_out__liberal_democrats.html LIBERAL Democrats in Hodge Hill are calling on the Government to protect pensioners in our area from energy price rises. 2008-01-21T11:17+00:00 Lib Dems call for an end to ID cards fiasco http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000049/lib_dems_call_for_an_end_to_id_cards_fiasco.html Liberal Democrats in Hodge Hill have backed calls to the government to abandon plans to make people carry identity cards. 2008-01-11T10:00+00:00 Prime Minister put on the spot over rising energy prices http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000048/prime_minister_put_on_the_spot_over_rising_energy_prices.html Nick Clegg has used his first Prime Minister's questions as Liberal Democrat leader to urge Gordon Brown to press gas and electricity companies to "end the scandal of the poorest families paying the most for their energy needs". 2008-01-10T11:30+00:00 The facts about low-energy light bulbs http://www.hodgehill-libdems.org.uk/news/000047/the_facts_about_lowenergy_light_bulbs.html Some news stories in recent weeks have raised concerns about the fact that low-energy bulbs contain very small amounts of mercury. 2008-01-08T14:49+00:00