Yesterday in the European Parliament, MEPs voted on a key report drafted by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality which called for the eradication of violence against women, in particular an end to female genital mutilation. The important report which seeks to eliminate gender-based violence, calls on the European Commission to develop an […]

At our Regional Conference yesterday held in Gainsborough, I proposed a motion (see Composite motion on fracking as amended) that called “the granting of further licenses to halted and existing licenses to be suspended, at least until these techniques can be show to be safe.”  The motion combined separate motions fro me & from Barry […]

Euro candidate George Smid was invited to speak at Anthony Gell School (Wirksworth) in a debate with Derek Bennett, a UKIP candidate from West Midlands. The debate was well attended by Y13 students and was structured along the lines of ‘this house is divided’ with the motion ‘this house believes Britain should leave the EU‘. […]

Commenting on the publication of the latest round of reports in the Government’s review of EU membership Liberal Democrat MEP for the East Midlands Bill Newton Dunn said: “All the evidence is showing that being in the EU brings huge benefits to the UK economy.” “The idea that we should just pull out of our […]

The European Parliament has today voted to crack down on airline excuses to avoid paying compensation to passengers facing delays or disruption. MEPs at Strasbourg voted on a number of proposals to strengthen air passenger rights in Europe including clearer rules on compensation and carry-on luggage and the right to free food and accommodation in […]

Bassetlaw & Sherwood Liberal Democrats held their AGM at The Rum Runner in Retford on Saturday January 25th.  After a successful year which has seen membership rise by 17% and a record number of candidates fielded at the County Elections, the local party were in good heart and are looking forward to this May’s European […]

Press Release Fracking in Bassetlaw Today’s visit to Bassetlaw by David Cameron[i] was an excuse for the Prime Minister to announce the latest attempt to force local councils into accepting the extraction of gas from shale by hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking. Bassetlaw & Sherwood Liberal Democrats oppose any fracking in our area.  This […]

Here is Nick Clegg’s New Year Message.  You can also watch it on You Tube at A different message for the New Year: Every year, party leaders do this kind of New Year’s message and every year party leaders try and come up with a reason why the next twelve months will be more important, […]

At Prime Minister Questions today, as David Cameron was on his way back from China, we had Harriet Harman ask questions of the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg.  During her usual lacklustre performance Ms Harman mentioned Tory policies that the Lib Dems had not stopped in Government.  These claims reveal how Labour are trying to […]

Here is the test of my speech to the East Midlands Regional Conference in reply to the motion calling  HS2 a vanity project: HS2 is vital to the continual economic growth of the country and, after it is built, we will all wonder what the fuss was all about. Just as with the canals in […]