National Lib Dem news
- Apprentices teach Danny a thing or two
Danny visited the Morrisons supermarket in Inverness, where newly qualified butcher David Webster and baker Stuart Crombie taught him the tricks of the trades. Morrisons is currently one of the larges … - A Million Jobs
The first phase of the campaign is a major apprenticeships drive. The party’s ambition is to double the number of companies offering apprenticeships from 100,000 to 200,000. Campaigning ‘A … - Independent inquiry
– Click here to download the full report — Commenting on the publication of Helena Morrissey’s independent report ‘Processes and culture within the Liberal Democrats and recommendations … - New bill of rights to help businesses and consumers
Measures to enhance consumer rights and make them easier to understand, which will boost the economy by £4 billion over the next decade, have been unveiled today by Consumer Minister Jo Swinson. … - Nick Clegg to announce new Local Growth Committee
The Local Growth Committee will bring together the Secretaries of State from all the key economic departments, bringing together the ministerial groups previously chaired by the DPM on the Regional Gr … - Economic benefits of offshore oil and gas to be maximised
The economic benefits of offshore oil and gas production, for energy security, jobs, tax revenue and growth are set to be maximised, as Government announced the start of an independently-led review to … - Nick Harvey's Gurkha Reserves Campaign
"The MoD plans to fully integrate 30,000 fully-trained Reserves into the Regular Army by 2020, but this is going to be a real challenge which we need to do more to achieve. Surprisingly, Gurkhas … - No credible Labour plan on the economy – Stephen Williams
“There was nothing in this speech to demonstrate Labour have a plan on the economy. Labour left a record deficit, youth unemployment that had increased by 40% on their watch and a broken economy … - Ed Davey: The Energy Bill overwhelming majority is great news
“The positive vote for the Energy Bill is one of the biggest majorities this Government has seen. “This overwhelming majority is great news as the Bill now makes its way through the House of Lo … - Ed Davey: Climate Change, Acting on the Science
Introduction It’s a great pleasure to be here today supporting the work of the Met Office and your partners. In a previous guise in the Business Department, I had Ministerial responsibility for the Me …
