http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Vauxhall Liberal Democrats en-GB Vauxhall Liberal Democrats http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Vauxhall Liberal Democrats 2008-05-16T13:49+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000132/lib_dems_pledge_early_delivery_of_cross_river_tram.html Cllr Caroline Pidgeon, Lib Dem GLA candidate for Lambeth & Southwark, today joined mayoral candidate Brian Paddick, Camden & Barnet GLA candidate Nick Russell, Simon Hughes MP, the leaders of Southwark and Camden councils, Cllr Nick Stanton and Cllr Keith Moffit, and Lib Dem supporters on Waterloo Bridge to show their commitment to the early delivery of the Cross River Tram. 2008-04-24T23:00+01:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000131/vote_three_times_on_may_day.html No, it's not illegal, you have three opportunities to vote Liberal Democrat on the 1st of May - for Brian Paddick, the only serious choice for Mayor of London, Caroline Pidgeon, our local campaigner who will take on City Hall for all the residents of Lambeth and Southwark, and the Lib Dem list candidates to stand up for us on the Greater London Assembly. 2008-04-13T00:00+01:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000130/local_police_stations_face_axe.html Labour politicians are rushing to get local police stations closed, even before consultation on their future has been completed. 2008-04-10T06:00+01:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000129/mayors_transport_manifesto_a_slap_in_the_face_for_south_london.html Councillor Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat GLA candidate for Lambeth and Southwark has slammed London Mayor Ken Livingstone for failing to prioritise South East London in his Transport Manifesto. 2008-03-26T20:06+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000128/steve_bradley_wins_vassall_for_the_lib_dems.html Steve Bradley has won the Vassall by-election held on Thursday 20 March 2008. He was elected with over 50% of the vote and with a 12% swing to the Liberal Democrats. 2008-03-23T14:00+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000127/former_lambeth_labour_mayor_backs_lib_dems.html Former Labour Councillor and recently a popular Mayor of Lambeth, Claudette Hewitt has left the Labour Party and joined the Liberal Democrats. She is backing candidate Steve Bradley for the Vassall by-election. 2008-03-11T23:00+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000126/steve_bradley_selected_as_the_liberal_democrat_candidate_for_the_vassall_ward.html Steve Bradley has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Vassall By-election in Lambeth on 20th March 2008. He was also a Liberal Democrat candidate in Vassall in the 2006 local elections, where the party finished a close second to Labour. 2008-03-05T23:03+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000125/where_are_the_kids.html Labour's scandalous neglect of Brixton Children's Centre. 2008-02-29T20:00+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000124/lib_dems_call_to_stop_post_office_closure.html The Post Office have announced that they want to close the Post Office at 34 Vauxhall Street, as the Government and the Post Office push ahead with their plans to close around 2,500 post offices around the country. 2008-02-23T13:00+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000123/housing_in_crisis.html The number of home repossessions hit an eight-year high in 2007. Figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders shows that 27,100 homes were repossessed by lenders last year after homeowners failed to meet their mortgage repayments. 2008-02-18T21:00+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000122/mental_health_a_priority.html Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has unveiled plans to guarantee everyone suffering from mental health problems a first appointment for treatment within 13 weeks of referral. 2008-02-15T17:00+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000121/55_more_police_for_lambeth.html The Metropolitan Police reckon that Lambeth needs 55 more police than it currently has. 2008-02-08T23:00+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000120/poor_installation_of_new_lamp_columns.html Many people are asking what on earth is going on in the programme to install new street lights in Lambeth. Contractors all around the borough have been digging deep holes in the pavements next to lamp columns, placing plastic barriers around the holes, and completely blocking off pavements and forcing pedestrians out into the road. Some instances have been on routes for children going to and from school, and many of these pavement works have been for weeks. 2008-02-07T23:00+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000119/brian_paddick_launches_campaign_for_mayor_in_brixton.html Speaking at the launch of his Mayoral Campaign in Brixton Town Hall, Liberal Democrat Mayoral Candidate Brian Paddick pledged to put cutting crime in London at the heart of his bid to win the mayoral race. Brian Paddick was accompanied by Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg MP as well as local parliamentary candidate Caroline Pidgeon as he outlined his key priorities for London: cutting crime by 20% during his first term, chairing the Metropolitan Police Authority to hold the Metropolitan Police Service to account for its performance in reducing crime, increasing reliability of Tubes and Buses, changing Oystercard to enable unlimited travel within 1 hour and using money spent on temporary accommodation to build new permanent 'social housing'. 2008-01-16T23:16+00:00 http://www.vauxhall-libdems.org.uk/news/000118/poorest_lambeth_families_lose_out_most_from_rising_energy_prices.html Nick Clegg has used his first Prime Minister's questions as Liberal Democrat leader to urge Gordon Brown to press gas and electricity companies to "end the scandal of the poorest families paying the most for their energy needs". Mr Clegg warned that an estimated 25,000 people were predicted to die from the cold this winter. He said "countless British families face fuel bills of £1,000 or more for the first time" this year. This follows figures published by the Liberal Democrats which show recent price rises in gas and electricity have completely wiped out the value of the Winter Fuel Payment, highlighting that on average the cost of energy bills in a typical household for a pensioner aged over 75 has risen by £350. 2008-01-12T10:10+00:00