http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Dundee Liberal Democrats en-GB Dundee Liberal Democrats http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Dundee Liberal Democrats 2008-07-05T00:24+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000674/dundee_libdems_say_thank_you_to_nicol_stephen.html Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Thursday 3rd July) said "thank you" to Nicol Stephen MSP, for all his work as leader of the party in Scotland, as he stood down as party leader. 2008-07-03T07:06+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000673/dr_liz_dick.html Councillor Fraser Macpherson writes : Dundee Liberal Democrats were extremely saddened to learn yesterday of the death of Dr Elizabeth Dick, a stalwart of the local party, and, before the days of the LibDems, of the Dundee SDP. 2008-07-02T19:21+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000672/west_end_news__cllr_fraser_macphersons_june_2008_focus_special_editions__save_our_post_offices.html Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Liberal Democrat City Council Group Leader and councillor for the West End today (Saturday 21st June) launched FOCUS Edition 64 for residents in the area served by Lochee Road Post Office. This follows a similar FOCUS newsletter for residents in the area of Nethergate Post Office. 2008-06-21T15:56+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000671/dundee_liberal_democrats_back_improved_bbc_coverage_of_scotland.html Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Sunday 15th June) backed the thrust of a report by Professor Anthony King which indicates that the BBC must improve its coverage of Scotland and the other nations and regions of the UK in its news coverage. 2008-06-15T22:15+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000670/dundee_libdems_add_voice_to_concerns_that_homelessness_target_could_fail.html Dundee LibDems today (Friday 13th June) added their voice to concerns that the target of ending homelessness by 2012 might not be achieved. 2008-06-13T21:25+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000669/west_end_news__councillor_fraser_macphersons_june_2008_update_to_west_end_community_council.html Cllr Fraser Macpherson, Liberal Democrat Councillor for the West End, today (Monday 9th June) launched his June 2008 update to West End Community Council. 2008-06-09T07:03+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000668/dundee_liberal_democrats_back_national_recycling_week.html A UK-wide campaign to encourage people to recycle more of their household waste has been backed by Liberal Democrats in Dundee. 2008-05-31T09:42+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000667/dundee_liberal_democrats_slam_post_office_closures.html Dundee City LibDem Councillor for the West End, Cllr Fraser Macpherson, said today (Wednesday 28th May) that the clear feedback from local residents was a sense of despondency that two of the local Post Offices - at Lochee Road and Nethergate - are to be closed, if the proposals by Post Offices Limited are carried out. 2008-05-28T22:06+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000666/snp_class_sizes_policy_in_total_disarray_say_dundee_liberal_democrats.html Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Saturday 24th May) backed comments by LibDem Shadow Education Secretary, Jeremy Purvis MSP, who has described the SNP's process of implementing its class size policy as being in "total disarray". 2008-05-24T14:25+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000665/dundee_libdems_back_nick_cleggs_approach_to_taxation.html Dundee LibDems today (Tuesday 20th May) backed calls by Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg MP, for tax cuts to assist low and middle-income earners after a decade of tax hikes and unprecedented public spending rises. 2008-05-20T13:42+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000664/dundee_libdems_say_snp_governments_plans_are_a_case_of_spin_over_substance.html Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Sunday 18th May) backed comments by Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader, Nicol Stephen MSP, that the First Minister's recent statement on "Moving Scotland Forward" was both "thin and vacuous." 2008-05-18T15:22+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000663/dundee_libdems_welcome_the_reconvened_steel_commission.html Dundee LibDems have today (Saturday 17th May) welcomed the first meeting of the reconvened Steel Commission which will consider the next steps in developing a new settlement for Scotland. 2008-05-17T23:53+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000662/dundee_libdems_say_labour_still_failing_low_earners.html Dundee LibDems today (Wednesday 14th May) said the Labour Westminster government has failed miserably to properly compensate low paid workers who lost out when the 10p income tax rate was abolished. 2008-05-14T14:04+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000661/west_end_news__cllr_fraser_macphersons_may_2008_update_to_the_west_end_community_council.html Cllr Fraser Macpherson, LibDem City Councillor for the West End Ward, has today (Sunday 11th May) launched his May update to West End Community Council. 2008-05-11T22:28+01:00 http://www.dundeelibdems.org.uk/news/000660/dundee_libdems_slam_labours_utterly_hopeless_handling_of_royal_mail.html Dundee LibDems today (Saturday 10th May) slammed the Labour Westminster Government for its "utterly hopeless" handling of the Royal Mail, and the resultant detrimental effect on service to customers right across the UK. 2008-05-10T21:38+01:00