http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Oxford West and Abingdon Liberal Democrats en-GB Oxford West and Abingdon Liberal Democrats http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Oxford West and Abingdon Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T14:12+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000226/controversial_scientist_to_speak_in_oxford_and_abingdon.html Controversial scientist, Professor David Nutt, the drugs adviser sacked by the Home Secretary Alan Johnson for publicly criticising Government policy on the classification of ecstasy and cannabis, is speaking at public meetings in Abingdon and Oxford this week. 2010-02-16T10:11+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000220/ivory_trade_must_stay_illegal.html Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder has spoken out against calls from two African countries to temporarily legalise the ivory trade. Tanzania and Zambia have asked for a special allowance to sell their current stocks of ivory at a meeting that controls endangered species trade (CITES) next March. 2010-01-26T12:15+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000225/workers_should_be_entitled_to_protection_from_their_employer.html Commenting on the news that church leaders have warned new equality laws would force them to work against their faith Liberal Democrat Equality spokesman, and local MP, Dr Evan Harris said: 2010-01-24T14:28+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000221/childrens_rights_are_human_rights_says_bearder.html Lib Dem Euro MP Catherine Bearder today supported calls for greater protection of children from violence. 2010-01-21T19:00+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000224/giving_hope_back_to_young_people.html Do you know a young man or woman who has recently left college or university and finds they can't get a job? 2010-01-21T14:14+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000222/comprehensive_care_for_trafficked_children.html Catherine Bearder, Lib Dem Euro MP for South East England, has urged the European Commission and Member States to ensure trafficked children are given comprehensive and specialist support. 2010-01-20T11:58+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000223/south_east_mep_sharon_bowles_welcomes_eus_aid_pledge_of_137_million_to_haiti.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who chairs the European Parliament's powerful Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has welcomed the EU's pledge of €137 million in aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. 2010-01-19T14:30+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000216/anglers_on_the_oxford_canal_should_ignore_signs_saying_that_angling_has_been_banned.html Liberal Democrat councillors on Oxfordshire County Council have obtained formal confirmation from the council, supported by the Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) and British Waterways, that there is no good reason why anglers should not continue to use the Kidlington to Oxford stretch of the canal. Recently, small laminated signs have appeared on posts and trees alongside the canal stating that "due to recent cases of Weil's disease ... angling is currently not permitted ..." 2010-01-14T19:00+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000217/local_development_must_focus_on_local_needs_says_bearder.html Catherine Bearder, Lib Dem MEP for South East England, today urged the European Commission to make local government the bedrock of its regional development policy. 2010-01-14T17:15+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000218/bus_pass_confusion_set_to_continue.html A suggestion by Liberal Democrats in a motion yesterday at full Council to rationalise the use of free bus travel passes by elderly people across the county was turned down flat by the Conservatives. 2010-01-13T17:31+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000219/bearder_meets_with_eurostar.html Catherine Bearder MEP today expressed the anger of her constituents to Eurostar, after its calamitous handling of the service over Christmas. 2010-01-12T18:13+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000212/south_east_mep_sharon_bowles_calls_for_eurostar_overhaul.html Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has today called for an overhaul of Eurostar following weekend failures of its service which left thousands of passengers trapped in the Channel Tunnel and up to 60,000 people stranded. 2009-12-21T12:45+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000211/from_bad_to_worse__government_responds_on_scientific_advice.html Timer Higher Education have just published a comment piece by Dr Harris on the continuing debate around independent scientific advice, following the sacking of the senior independent drugs adviser, Professor David Nutt. You can find it here: 2009-12-18T17:28+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000214/liberal_democrats_renew_their_pledge_to_abolish_tuition_fees.html The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will keep their policy of abolishing university tuition fees in their manifesto for the 2010 General Election. 2009-12-18T14:57+00:00 http://www.osneylibdems.org.uk/news/000210/local_euro_mp_sharon_bowles_highlights_the_need_for_more_young_scientists.html Lib Dem MEP for the South East (including Oxfordshire) Sharon Bowles is this week highlighting the need for more young people to take up maths, science and engineering. 2009-12-14T17:30+00:00