An article in Saturday's Daily Express updated on the Gurkha Justice Campaign - you can read the article in full at http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/71296 . The Gurkha Justice petition can be signed at www.gurkhajustice.org.uk and the petition will be handed in tomorrow in Westminster.
On Thursday, I will be in Parliament Square, Westminster at 11am before handing in the Gurkha Justice petition.
New research has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. Recent hurricanes, global finance and defence issues are proof of the existence of the new element.
Workers at Dover Harbour have started a 48-hour strike in a row over transfer of their jobs to another company. Dover Harbour Board said it was confident it could run the port at a "near full" service despite the strike, but plans are in place for a possible implementation of Operation Stack between junctions 11 and 12 of the M20.
Police patrols are being stepped up in Grand Parade, Greatstone on Romney Marsh after three attacks on women who were out alone on Friday night and early Saturday morning. One of them was a serious sexual assault, while the other two were physical attacks.
A second soldier from the Folkestone based 2nd battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles has died on service in Afghanistan. The soldier died in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan on Saturday after his vehicle hit an explosive device while on patrol, the Ministry of Defence has said.
Commenting on the Government announcement that it is cancelling the procurement process and awarding the contract for the Post Office Card Account (POCA) to the Post Office for a further five years, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said:
From The Guardian: "David Cameron yesterday expelled the Conservative party's former chief whip in the European parliament after the Strasbourg authorities ruled that he had breached its rules and demanded that he pay back just over £500,000.
Academic research published in the journal Intelligence compares the way people voted in the 2001 election with their IQ at the age of 10 (using data from the 1970 British cohort study), and found that, on average, Lib Dem and Green voters have a higher IQ than supporters of other Parties.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
Ed Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
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