Lib Dem Minister on tackling the stigma often associated with mental health
Paul Burstow, Lib Dem Minister for Social Care writes:
20 Oct 2011
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New University Technical College for East Lancs
The government has announced that East Lancs will have one of the first University Technical Colleges. Costing £18 million it will cater for 600 14-19 year olds across East Lancs.
20 Oct 2011
Investing to avoid double dip recession - Cable
(This is an article from THe Guardian 20 October 2011)The business secretary, Vince Cable, admitted on Wednesdaythe possibility of a double-dip recession as he accepted that the government had been surprised by the collapse in export markets and the sudden rise in energy prices.
20 Oct 2011
Labour Council's Forward Plan is backwards
Blackburn with Darwen Council's Forward Plan has been criticised for including items that are out of date. Liberal Democrat Group Leader, Cllr david Foster explained, "The Forward Plan is supposed to tell citizens what key decisions are going to be made and when the Council is likely to make them. The latest plan published this month contains items which say the decision should have been taken last year. Almost a third of the items are out of date. Obviously the Councillors running these portfolios do not take this seriously and are not interested in keeping citizens informed. I have pointed this out to the Council and expect a big improvement next month.
19 Oct 2011
£700,000 to help Blackburn and Darwen students stay on at college
The government has announced the amount of money being given to local schools to help students stay on at college or school after 16. This scheme replaces the Educational Maintenance Allowance. £713,000 is being given to our local schools this includes:
19 Oct 2011
Chris Huhne and the Lib Dems fighting to keep fuel costs down
No government can control volatile world energy prices. But we can still help people get their energy bills down. So today I am bringing together industry, consumer groups and the regulator Ofgem for an energy summit that will focus on getting people the help they need to reduce their bills in time for this winter.
18 Oct 2011