Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has called on the Government to refuse permission for the new Kingsnorth coal fired power station in Kent, saying that the go ahead should be refused unless carbon capture and storage are included in the station "from day one".
Kent Online are reporting that Kent County Council says it is ready to announce a location for a semi-permanent lorry park to ease the pressures caused by Operation Stack.
On 15 March, Shepway Lib Dems will welcome Norman Baker MP to discuss his book "The Strange Death of David Kelly", which was shortlisted for the Channel 4 Political Book of the Year Award 2008. Norman Baker researched the book for over a year, and has a mass of new material, much of which has never been revealed before.
The Met Office is predicting Kent will be hit by an intense low pressure system to move east across the UK during Monday, bringing severe gales and potentially damaging gusts across some areas.
My grandmother was a Russian exile. She fled the Russian revolution as a child, escaping through Europe and finally settling here in Britain. My mother spent part of her childhood in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Indonesia.
Kent Police is continuing to run Operation Stack on the M20 as the SeaFrance officers' strike continues. Police are operating phase two of Stack, which sees the closure of junctions 8 (Leeds Castle) to 9 (Ashford West) of the coastbound section of the M20.
One of the features which marks out the way in which we Liberal Democrats as a party make our policies is that they are decided by the members, not just by the Leader and Shadow Cabinet.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell releases his autobiography on 6th March. Pre-order a copy today from Amazon via the Shepway Liberal Democrats web site at www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/amazonshop/ and save over £6 on the £20 cover price!
The first of two annual South East Liberal Democrat conferences is coming up on Saturday 29th March in Ashford. Speakers will include Susan Kramer, Norman Baker, David Heath and Baroness Ros Scott. It looks set to be a great event - and all Party members are welcome to attend.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
Ed Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
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