http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Hammersmith and Fulham Liberal Democrats en-GB Hammersmith and Fulham Liberal Democrats http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Hammersmith and Fulham Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T19:28+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000230/tories_seeking_alibis.html Tory Councillor Harry Phibbs is making sure to get his alibis in early, after Hammersmith and Fulham Liberal Democrats highlighted the unfunded tax cuts in the Council's last pre-election budget and warned of the inevitable post-election tax rises. 2010-03-08T22:02+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000231/100th_international_womens_day__merlene_celebrates_with_women_around_the_world.html There is indeed much to celebrate of strides that have been made by women, their achievements both within the family as well as in greater society. However there are still areas for much concern. 2010-03-08T10:00+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000229/20s_plenty.html Fulham Liberal Democrats have been undertaking surveys of residents to assess priorities for future spending on roads, and the level of support for a 20mph speed limit. 2010-03-08T04:03+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000232/only_55_of_pupils_in_the_borough_have_been_given_their_first_choice_in_secondary_schools_down_from_62_last_year.html Parents in Hammersmith and Fulham have been left disappointed and frustrated after only about half of the pupils in the borough made it into their preferred secondary school, well below the London average of 65 per cent for first choice admissions. 2010-03-06T12:00+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000226/tackling_crime.html It's official. Liberal Democrats are better at reducing crime than the other parties! In Lib Dem-controlled councils, including most of our biggest cities, crime has fallen by 20 per cent, more than in Tory or Labour areas. 2010-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000227/lib_dems_warn_of_future_council_tax_hike_as_tories_raid_reserves_to_fund_shortterm_preelection_bribe.html Local Liberal Democrats have warned of future sharp increases in Council Tax, as Conservative -controlled H&F Council confirmed that this year's 3% cut will be financed not out of revenue but by drawing £2.8 million from reserves. 2010-02-28T12:29+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000225/helping_local_shops.html Local Liberal Democrat's kicked off the new year with a "Survey of Shops", asking retailers around Askew Road how they are faring in the recession. The team, including our Hammersmith Lib Dem candidate in the forthcoming parliamentary election, Merlene Emerson, set out on what turned out as one of the coldest days of the year to speak to shop-keepers. 2010-02-28T11:53+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000224/cuts_efficiencies_or_missed_opportunities.html The Tory administration is boasting of how it is reducing Council Taxes by reducing the Council's budget. While we agree Labour left the Council in a mess, Hammersmith and Fulham Liberal Democrats are concerned that many of the co-called "efficiencies" are very real cuts to services. 2010-02-28T11:42+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000223/merlene_challenges_david_miliband_on_labours_record_at_public_meeting.html On the evening of Friday 19 February, Foreign Secretary David Miliband came to Hammersmith at the invitation of Labour MP Andrew Slaughter and held a public meeting at St Paul's Church near the Broadway. 2010-02-22T11:00+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000221/green_campaigner_to_stand_as_liberal_democrat_candidate_in_chelsea_and_fulham_constituency.html Liberal Democrats in the new Constituency of Chelsea and Fulham have chosen green jobs champion Dirk Hazell as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate. 2010-02-16T21:55+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000222/merlene_writes_to_local_press_expressing_dismay_at_decision_to_postpone_plans_to_make_shepherds_bush_station_fully_accessible_indefinitely.html "Prior to the closure of the Shepherds Bush station to allow for the building of Westfield, Europe's largest urban shopping mall at £1.6 billion, local residents were promised a fully accessible station, including a lift, in keeping with TfL efforts to make the underground as user-friendly as possible. 2010-02-03T12:00+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000220/merlene_attends_press_launch_organized_by_the_electoral_commission_to_encourage_higher_voter_registration_and_turn_out_at_the_coming_elections.html On 2nd February, the Electoral Commission held a Press launch at Queen Anne's Gate to announce the publication of their new bilingual leaflet to encourage voter registration. According to Jenny Watson, Chair of the Electoral Commission, about 30 per cent of British Chinese who are eligible to vote are not registered with their local authority to vote. The equivalent statistic of non registration for the rest of the population is closer to the region of 8-9%. 2010-02-03T09:00+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000219/merlene_calls_upon_hf_council_to_be_open_and_honest_on_crime_figures.html Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Hammersmith and Fulham has accused the local council of attempting to shroud the latest Met Police crime statistics in smoke and mirrors. 2010-01-28T12:00+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000218/merlene_shares_with_yasmine_editor_of_wwwshepherdsbushw12com_what_she_considers_issues_important_to_the_local_area_and_what_she_would_do_if_she_were_elected_as_mp.html "In the past, I and the H&F Liberal Democrats have campaigned for improvements to Shepherd's Bush market, better transport links (against closure of Shepherd's Bush Central line station and on bus routes), and for more jobs for local residents in the Westfield development. 2010-01-25T17:00+00:00 http://www.hflibdems.org.uk/news/000217/westminster_debate_is_hf_news_now_the_story_not_the_medium.html Paul Burstow, Liberal Democrat MP led a debate in Westminster last week calling on the government to investigate the damage done to local media and local democracy by Council run, taxpayer funded council newspapers which are driving independent local newspapers out of business. 2010-01-19T23:43+00:00