http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Buckingham Liberal Democrats en-GB Buckingham Liberal Democrats http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Buckingham Liberal Democrats 2010-09-09T10:22+01:00 United Kingdom http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000176/nick_clegg_and_david_cameron_determined_to_concentrate_on_the_longterm.html Sunday Telegraph - Sept 5th 2010 2010-09-05T20:34+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000175/libdems_big_win_in_byelection_in_ward_next_to_buckingham_constituency.html The Liberal Democrats have won a famous victory in a local council by-election in a ward adjoining the Buckingham constituency. 2010-08-29T11:28+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000174/ten_reasons_why_charles_kennedy_should_not_join_labour.html www.newstatesman.com/blogs 2010-08-22T12:18+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000172/clegg_really_proud_of_governments_achievements_after_first_100_days.html The press has been pounding the Liberal Democrats this month, but that is the inevitable consequence of our party being in government. we have achieved things which never would have happened if we'd stayed in the wilderness, and the Conservatives have moved to a more moderate central ground that they would never have taken up without our influence. 2010-08-21T15:15+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000168/latest_in_campaign_for_proper_elections_in_buckingham_constituency.html We are campaigning for a change to the system, so the main parties can field candidates in the speaker's seats at general elections. One option is to create an honorary seat for the speaker, to be called the "St Stephens Seat", where the electors would be MPs and nobody else. 2010-05-29T10:17+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000167/government_believes_it_is_time_for_a_fundamental_shift_of_power_from_westminster_to_people.html Labour make changes to local government, and not too many were for the good. 2010-05-24T18:05+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000166/cleggs_first_setpiece_speech_as_deputy_prime_minister.html Message to Bucks Lib Dems: 2010-05-20T09:00+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000165/small_earthquake_detonated_under_the_british_political_system.html I think we can safely say that a small earthquake has been detonated under the British political system, and it's possible, that the way we elect governments and carry out public affairs in this country will never be the same again. 2010-05-19T20:58+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000163/new_facebook_group_to_change_the_speakers_constituency.html New Facebook group to change Mr Speaker - from the next electionn unfortunately, not this - being uncontested by Lib,Lab,.Con, depriving electors of choice - this is the link to the Facebook page - http://tinyurl.com/33h3dfa 2010-04-30T21:39+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000157/second_party_leaders_tv_debate_foreign_affairs.html The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs. 2010-04-21T11:08+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000156/liberal_democrats_set_out_plans_for_31_billion_pound_investment_in_wind_power_and_energy_conservation.html Liberal Democrats set out plans for a 3.1 billion pound investment in wind power and energy conservation. (Reuters, Monday Apr 19, 2010) 2010-04-20T09:02+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000155/i_agree_with_nick_takes_off.html The Facebook group that got Rage Against the Machine to the UK Christmas number one slot has been copied by the group 'We got RATM to #1, we can get the Lib Dems into office!'. 2010-04-19T20:27+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000154/nick_clegg_storms_first_ever_party_leaders_debate.html The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats. 2010-04-16T00:01+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000153/nick_clegg_wins_first_tv_debate.html The first debate between the three party leaders has been the best opportunity the Liberal Democrats have had in the modern era to put their case on an equal footing to a national audience. 2010-04-15T22:50+01:00 http://buckinghamlibdems.org.uk/news/000152/first_party_leaders_tv_debate_domestic_affairs.html Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th. 2010-04-15T00:01+01:00