Commenting on Ed Miliband's appointment of Ed Balls as Shadow Home Secretary, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs Tom Brake said:
"I am entirely committed to a progressive system of graduate contributions, the details of which we will be able to confirm shortly. And I have been open-minded about the possibility of a pure graduate tax. But it is clearly not the right vehicle. We can do better - and we will."
The annual celebration of apples returns to Bromham Mill & Gallery this Sunday, 17th October!
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats, led by Cllr Tim Hill, Stewartby and Wootton Ward, and Mayor Dave Hodgson, have put a motion before Full Council for next Wednesday's meeting calling on all Councillors to oppose the plans for a giant Incinerator near Stewartby.
"I am determined that in future mental health is treated with the same importance as physical health."
The Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, has pledged to fight for frontline services for local residents following the steep reduction in government funding announced this week.
