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Monthly Archives: May 2007
Police have been turned into bureau cops
Research conducted by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that the police spent a total of 56 million hours filling in paperwork last year. In a keynote speech to the Police Federation, Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell said: “The police have …
Posted in Crime, Home Office, Media releases, Speeches
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Freedom of information: Campbell urges people to lobby their MP
Ming Campbell has today emailed party members and supporters urging them to lobby their MP about Friday’s freedom of information debate in Parliament. In the email Ming wrote: This Friday the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill will once again be …
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Campbell challenges Brown to end dysfunctional relationship with Bush
Ahead of Tony Blair’s last visit to Washington as Prime Minister, Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell said that the uncritical relationship between the Prime Minister and President had resulted in untold damage to our reputation at home and abroad.
Posted in Extradition, Guantanamo, Iraq, Media releases
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Police forced to look after over 20,000 prisoners instead of catching criminals
To coincide with the Police Federation conference, the Liberal Democrats today released research showing that prison overcrowding has resulted in 20,000 prisoners being held in police cells in the last year at a cost of £2.6 million per month.
Posted in Home Office, Media releases
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Brown’s Iraq solution must be withdrawal of troops
Responding to Gordon Brown’s first interview with the Today programme since launching his leadership campaign, Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell said: “In spite of having been by Tony Blair’s side throughout the debacle of Iraq, and having signed the cheques, …
Posted in Iraq, Media releases
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