http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from North Glasgow Liberal Democrats en-GB North Glasgow Liberal Democrats http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 North Glasgow Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T02:19+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002848/social_care_commitment_needed_from_labour_and_tories_says_lamb.html Commenting following today’s cross party Age UK, at which the health spokespeople of the three main parties met to discuss the reform of social care, Norman Lamb said: 2010-03-11T00:12+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002847/brown_reveals_police_assault_figures.html Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Robert Brown MSP has revealed that there was a 10% increase in the number of police officers assaulted between 2007/08 and 2008/09 in Scotland. 2010-03-11T00:01+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002846/mcarthur_governemnt_must_explain_about_hunterston.html The Scottish government set out their plan today to lead the world in using new technologies to reduce carbon emissions. Commenting Liberal Democrat MSP for Orkney, Liam McArthur said: 2010-03-11T00:01+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002845/we_must_rebalance_our_foreign_policy_that_is_overreliant_on_the_us.html Nick Clegg will say: 2010-03-10T18:27+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002844/liberal_democrats_launch_policy_for_young_people.html Launching the paper at The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey, the policy outlined how the Liberal Democrats will ensure that all young people have better access to after-school facilities, comprehensive support and training for those entering the workplace and legislation in place to stamp out homophobic bullying. 2010-03-10T17:16+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002842/brown_is_leading_with_a_weak_hand_says_cable.html Responding to the Prime Minister’s economic speech this morning and the announcement of the Budget date, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable said: 2010-03-10T15:52+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002843/half_of_schools_not_good_enough_says_laws.html Commenting on today’s Ofsted figures, which show that half the schools they inspected last term were considered to be no better than ‘satisfactory’, David Laws said: 2010-03-10T15:45+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002840/lyon_welcomes_uk_government_calls_for_new_lfa_criteria.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has welcomed a report published by the UK Government on future support for Less Favoured Areas (LFA) that calls for field capacity criteria to be included in the new scheme . 2010-03-10T12:29+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002836/smith_raising_attainment_must_be_motivation_for_change.html Commenting on Conservative calls for 'radical change' in Scotland's education system, Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson Margaret Smith said: 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002837/snp_must_respond_to_depressing_teeth_figures__finnie.html Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Ross Finnie MSP has revealed that almost a quarter of men and over a third of women over 55 are estimated to have no natural teeth. 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002838/purvis_veterans_must_be_given_same_care_as_in_england.html The Scottish government has announced that it will give £80,000 to fund veteran’s projects, including supported accommodation and outdoor pursuits to help veterans regain physical and mental strength. Commenting Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Supporting Veterans in Scotland, Liberal Democrat Jeremy Purvis MSP said: 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002839/brown_reoffending_figures_appallingly_high.html Scottish Government statistics released today show that the numbers of convicted criminals that go on to re-offend are shockingly high. 36% of individuals sentenced to custody (for their most recent conviction) in 2008-09, for a crime or relevant offence, had more than 10 previous convictions between 1999-00 and 2008-09. 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002835/brown_never_any_justification_for_domestic_abuse.html More than 2,000 people were arrested during a two-month crackdown on domestic violence, Scotland's biggest police force said today. During an eight-week campaign, Strathclyde Police officers attended 3,961 incidents of domestic abuse, though that was a 24% drop in the number of such incidents reported to police in the same two-month period a year ago. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesman Robert Brown said: 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002833/cameron_in_complete_disarray_over_ni_deal_says_carmichael.html Commenting after a vote at the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alistair Carmichael said: 2010-03-09T23:24+00:00 http://www.northglasgowlibdems.org.uk/news/002834/lord_taverne_requests_house_of_lords_investigate_ashcroft.html The Honours Scrutiny Committee withdrew its objections to Lord Ashcroft becoming a peer on the basis of his clear undertaking that he would “take up permanent residence in the United Kingdom again before the end of the calendar year”. 2010-03-09T23:15+00:00