The Coalition Government have announced the amount of money they are giving to schoold to help our most disadvantaged pupils. The Pupil Premium which is a Liberal Democrat initiative was initially going to be £450 per pupils it has been increased to £488 per pupil on free school meals. This money will be used by schools to help improve the educational opportunities of our young people.
Cllr Karimeh Foster, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Whitehall Ward in Darwen has been installed as the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen.
Lib Dem Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announce on Tuesday proposals for the reform of the House of Lords to make it a largely elected chamber.
Chris Huhne the Lib Dem Minister for Energy & Climate Change committed the UK to tough renewable energy targets. It will mean halving our Carbon Emissions by 50% from their 1990 levels by 2025. This will enable the UK to be at the forefront of the green energy economy.
This morning at the National Liberal Club, Nick Clegg gave a speech to party members to mark the first anniversary of the Coalition Government. In the light of the past year, and of last week's election results, Nick set out to answer what these mean for the Liberal Democrats - both as a party and in government. I think it is obvious that this is a moment when as a party we need to take a hard look at ourselves. We were given a bloody nose by the voters last week. We lost almost 750 council seats. And of course the AV referendum delivered a clear 'no' vote.So, a year into coalition government, some vital questions are being asked. In particular - what does this mean for the Liberal Democrats? And what does it mean for the Government? I am going to try and answer those questions today.
Blackburn with Darwen Liberal Democrats held onto one seat and lost two others in the local elections.
