http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from South Dorset Liberal Democrats en-GB South Dorset Liberal Democrats http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 South Dorset Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T09:04+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000106/liberal_democrats_respond_to_cameron__browns_wooing.html The Liberal Democrats are planning to rule out forming a coalition government with either the Conservatives or Labour if Nick Clegg holds the balance of power in a hung parliament after the general election. 2010-02-16T18:00+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000105/protecting_our_green_future_in_portland_supporting_community_education_in_swanage.html BREAKING NEWS ....Ros has been campaigning hard with community groups in Portland to prevent a biofuel plant and Swanage to push through plans to build a new secondary school. Read her speeches to the County and Borough Councils by clicking on the Recent Speeches link to the left. 2010-01-13T12:25+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000104/nick_clegg_puts_fairness_at_the_heart_of_the_liberal_democrat_manifesto.html Today, Nick Clegg set out the priorities that will be at the heart of the Party's election manifesto. The value that connects everything the party wants to achieve is fairness. There are four priorities for how the Liberal Democrats will make Britain a fairer place: fair taxes; a fair start for every child; fair, clean and local politics; and a fair, green economy with jobs that last. 2010-01-11T18:00+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000103/read_latest_updates_on_afghanistan_green_policy__education.html Nick Clegg & David Laws on the latest issues under Speeches link 2009-11-07T00:00+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000102/read_latest_updates_to_ros_blog_schools__foreign_affairs.html Follow the links to Ros' Blog for the following: 2009-11-06T18:00+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000100/what_we_stand_for__join_us.html "Liberal Democrats aim to build a fair, free & open society & to promote liberty, equality & community so that no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity." 2009-09-04T12:02+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000101/save_weymouth_womens_refuge.html See our petition to save the refuge in Weymouth, due to be closed next March because it does not take men & supposedly to help fund outreach for victims of domestic violence all over Dorset. Closure of the refuge, which costs only £83,000 per year, will not provide sufficient funds for outreach. 2009-08-20T20:10+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000098/election_success.html South Dorset Lib Dems Overturn Regional Trend 2009-07-04T13:09+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000095/stop_the_rot.html LIBERAL DEMOCRATS 1OO DAYS TO REFORM THE ROT: 2009-05-28T23:24+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000094/manifesto.html Please follow link to Swanage and the Isle of Purbeck to see the South Dorset Manifesto 2009-05-28T22:06+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000093/clegg_cries_victory_as_lib_dems_defeat_government_on_gurkhas.html The Government suffered a symbolic defeat today when MPs voted by 267 to 246 on a Liberal Democrat motion to give all Gurkha soldiers equal right of residence in Britain. 2009-04-30T13:39+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000091/lib_dems_slam_labours_post_16_funding_fiasco.html Labour's post 16 education plans are in chaos due to poor planning & a failure to monitor changes effectively by ministers says Prospective Lib Dem MP for South Dorset, Ros Kayes. 2009-04-11T10:56+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000090/jacob_rigg_to_speak_in_swanage_and_weymouth.html One of a large team contributing to Barack Obama's speeches, Jacob was a volunteer on the campaign trail for the presidential election last year. He is also a professional lobbyist who ran Chris Huhne"s recent leadership campaign & is currently writing speeches for Nick Clegg. 2009-03-29T20:16+01:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000089/ros_kayes_blog.html FIND OUT WHAT ROS IS SAYING ABOUT CURRENT ISSUES: 2009-03-12T22:51+00:00 http://www.southdorsetlibdems.org.uk/news/000088/community_may_be_allowed_to_rescue_beleaguered_branch.html Buxton Road Post Office which closes on March 10th may be offered a potential lifeline under the Post Office Local Funding Inititative as a Community Operated Post Office. 2009-03-11T22:37+00:00