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Javid must back up words with action
Speaking following the new Home Secretary’s first speech to the Police Federation, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Ed Davey said:
"Warm words are not enough to gain the trust of hard working police officers who have faced the tough consequences of this Tory Government slashing police budgets and police numbers.
Help us ban "Upskirting"
Upskirting is a vile crime that violates and degrades victims. Thousands of women are subjected to it every single year and it has a lasting impact on their mental health and wellbeing.
As you know, with the law as it currently stands the Police find it hard to prosecute this – and that’s why campaigners, including Wera Hobhouse MP and Gina Martin have been calling for upskirting to become a specific offence.
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Airstrikes undermine democracy
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EU Referendum Scandal
As the allegations mount about the tactics used by the Leave campaign during the EU Referendum, it is clear that our democracy has been manipulated by a range of vested interests, ranging from political to corporate.
Lib Dems welcome action on plastic waste
Plastic bottle deposit scheme - and no more plastic bottles on Bournemouth seafront.
The government has announced that the public will soon have to pay a deposit on each plastic bottle in order to encourage recycling. The bottle can be returned and the deposit reclaimed.
Schools Starved of Funds
Responding to the Education Policy Institute report on school funding pressures in England, Liberal Democrat education spokesperson, Layla Moran, commented:
"This worrying analysis shows just how normal it has become for primary and secondary schools to operate with large financial deficits. It also confirms everything teachers and parents have feared about the Government leaving our schools woefully underfunded.
Statement on Skripal Poisoning in Salisbury
2019 Campaign Team goes from Strength to Strength
In readiness for elections to the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority in 2019, two more candidates have this week joined our local election team. We're delighted to welcome Innes Thomson and Alfreda Barton to our ranks.
UCU Industrial Action
A statement from Bournemouth Liberal Democrats about industrial action by members of the University and College Union.
We share the concerns of the academic staff who are effected and we strongly urge the Government to work with academic staff to reach a solution at the earliest possible opportunity. The ball is firmly in the Government's court and they have the power to bring this dispute to a speedy resolution.
With the pension fund experiencing a significant shortfall, we believe that the Government should, as a matter of urgency, consider the possibility of underwriting the pension scheme of those effected.
