http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Chiltern Liberal Democrats en-GB Chiltern Liberal Democrats http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Chiltern Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T02:31+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000070/welcome_to_the_the_age_of_stupid.html A local group of people, concerned about the lack of political action on climate change, is screening the film 'The Age of Stupid' at Chalfonts Community College on Tuesday 17th November at 7.30 pm. 2009-11-05T23:16+00:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000069/london_road_east_amersham_street_surgery__saturday_7th_november.html Join local Liberal Democrat councillors Davida Allen and Meg White at their "on site" street surgery to discuss the problems experienced by local residents of London Road East, Amersham. 2009-10-29T22:07+00:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000068/fix_our_broken_politics__a_public_meeting_on_friday_16th_october.html Chiltern Liberal Democrats are holding a meeting open to everyone next Friday, October 16th. The meeting will at Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, starting at 8.00pm.The keynote speaker will be Peter Facey, director of "Unlock Democracy". 2009-10-06T15:19+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000067/your_information__police_state_or_safe_state.html David Howarth MP, Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, will discuss the development of recent legislation, and government practices in the use of information that are supposed to make us safer from terrorist attacks but that could be used by a future administration against those disagree with their views. 2009-10-01T23:37+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000066/lord_tom_mcnally_to_speak_at_berkhamsted_meeting.html Our local neighbours, the Berkhamsted and Northchurch Liberal Democrats, are pleased to announce that Tom McNally, Lib Dem leader in the House of Lords, will be speaking about the current national political scene, at an open evening in Berkhamsted. 2009-09-30T14:51+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000065/mps_expenses_its_all_too_easy_to_poke_fun.html It's all too easy to poke fun at most MPs, including our own MP for Chesham & Amersham. 2009-05-21T13:53+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000064/local_mps_expenses_claim_made_to_look_a_bit_of_a_dogs_dinner.html That well known Conservative newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, has revealed that local Amersham and Chesham MP Cheryl Gillian has been claiming almost £5 of expenses for feeding her dogs. 2009-05-13T00:39+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000063/mps_expenses__lib_dems_push_for_change.html The Liberal Democrats have long argued that the expenses system needs to change and we have fought against attempts to restrict freedom of information requests about MPs' expenses. In April Nick Clegg put forward radical proposals for a new way forward that went beyond what Gordon Brown or David Cameron suggested. 2009-05-12T16:24+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000055/chiltern_lib_dems_annual_dinner_a_great_success.html Lib Dems from all over the Chilterns attended this year's highly successful annual dinner held in Amersham. The annual dinner is the main social event of the year as well as an opportunity to raise vital campaign funds for the party locally. 2008-11-25T23:39+00:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000057/chiltern_lib_dems_call_for_urgent_review_of_bucks_county_council_financial_procedures.html Chiltern Liberal Democrats are calling for an urgent and thorough review of Bucks County Council's internal treasury procedures after it emerged that the Council invested £5 million of Council tax payers money in the Icelandic Landsbanki in July of this year. Chris Williams, Chief Executive of Bucks CC is quoted in last Friday's Bucks Free Press claiming that at that time the bank was "A rated by our treasury advisers." 2008-10-15T00:00+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000053/liberal_democrats_back_chiltern_local_party_plans_to_change_safety_regulations_at_football_stadiums.html The Liberal Democrat Autumn conference has backed proposals put forward by Chiltern Liberal Democrats to change regulations that currently prevent football stadiums from providing 'safe-standing' areas that meet stringent safety requirements. 2008-09-13T00:00+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000050/chiltern_liberal_democrats_go_to_party_conference.html LIBERAL Democrats in Chiltern are attending the party's conference in Bournemouth this week. 2008-09-11T00:00+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000049/we_fear_for_the_aonb__letter_published_by_bucks_free_press_25th_july_2008.html Dear Editor, 2008-07-28T22:48+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000048/chiltern_lib_dems_slam_tory_cuts_to_school_travel_safety_budget.html Chiltern Lib Dems have slammed Tory Bucks County Council over its recent cuts to essential child road safety spending in and around schools. £250,000 is being cut from the budget at a time when parents are crying out for more to be done to improve walk to school routes and their children's pedestrian and cycling safety. 2008-07-19T00:05+01:00 http://www.chilternlibdems.org.uk/news/000047/putting_children_first__campaign_to_improve_village_road_safety.html We're often asked what we would do differently from the Conservatives in dealing with the traffic blight in our villages. Local parents are right to worry about their children's safety. They are sick of being told that "nothing can be done," "there's no money," or "it's not a priority." 2008-07-19T00:03+01:00