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Iraq – there is another way

Ming Campbell recently wrote to party supporters as follows: Of all the problems that face our country today, the situation in Iraq is the most tragic; not only because of the scale of the catastrophe in that country – food …

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State is being given unprecendented snooping powers

Commenting on the warning by the information commissioner, Richard Thomas, that people are in danger of ‘sleepwalking’ into a surveillance society, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ming Campbell said: This report confirms our worst fears. Bit by bit a surveillance state is …

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Liberal Democrat councils are showing the way forward on the environment (video)

Ming Campbell discusses his visit last Thursday to Beddington Zero (Fossil) Energy Development in Sutton (a.k.a. BedZED), as well as Sutton’s travel policies and the Liberal Democrats Green Tax Switch. You can see the local paper’s report on Ming’s visit …

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The Government has failed to protect the rights of British citizens (video)

Ming Campbell discusses his concerns with the unfair US/UK extradition treaty, as raised with (but not addressed by) the Prime Minister at Question Time on Wednesday.

Posted in Extradition, Human Rights, PMQs, Video | 1 Comment

NFPI Speech: an Ethic of Care for Parents and the Family

I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to the National Family and Parenting Institute. It is a pleasure to take part in the Parents Meet the Politicians series, and I look forward to hearing your views and answering …

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