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Welcome to the website of the Liberal Democrats in Birmingham
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Mon 8th Feb 2010
Birmingham City Council has backed the 10:10 campaign to cut carbon emissions by ten per cent in 2010. "Birmingham is a genuine heavyweight when it comes to the sustainability agenda, meaning we fully support 10:10, which aims to make a rapid short-term cut in carbon emissions," said Cllr Paul Tilsley, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council.
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Read "Birmingham supports 10:10 Green Challenge" in full.
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Tue 26th Jan 2010
A Green New Deal that could eventually see all homes in Birmingham retrofitted with energy efficient improvements is being launched. Initially a pilot project within Aston, Lozells, Newtown and Northfield, up to 25,000 homeowners and 1000 businesses will be offered the chance for significant energy improvements to their properties. As well as saving homeowners money and cutting carbon emissions, the pilot project will also create or protect 111 jobs and 170 apprenticeships.
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Read "Green Housing Revolution" in full.
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Fri 15th Jan 2010
Lib Dem councillors have persuaded Birmingham City Council to maintain its opposition to ID cards. Concerns about the scheme included its enormous cost, the erosion of civil liberties and the absence of any proof that it would help to reduce crime and terrorism.
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Read "Saying No to Identity Cards" in full.
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Wed 13th Jan 2010
An appeal has been launched to save the Staffordshire Hoard for the West Midlands. Historian Dr David Starkey joined was among those at the launch by The Art Fund charity of the campaign to raise the £3.3m needed by 17 April to save the Anglo-Saxon treasures for Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery and the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Read "Staffordshire Hoard Appeal launched in Birmingham" in full.
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Speech by Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Mon 11th Jan 2010
Today the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, outlined the priorities that will be at the heart of the Party's election manifesto. The value that connects everything the party wants to achieve is fairness. There are four priorities for how the Liberal Democrats will make Britain a fairer place: fair taxes; a fair start for every child; fair, clean and local politics; and a fair, green economy with jobs that last.
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Read "Four steps to a Fairer Britain says Nick Clegg" in full.
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