Tag Archives: ruth shaw

Liberal Democrats in the New Year Honours list

While we have been preparing our own Liberal Democrat Stars of 2013 (you can still submit your nominations), the Government has published its own list of recipients of New Year Honours list. For the first time ever, surprisingly since women make up more than half the population, they make up a slight majority of this list. It really might be time, though, for them to change the outdated way they list women. Married women are listed as their first names, then Mrs surname. Others have the designation Ms.  This is not the case for men, who are simply listed …

Posted in News | Also tagged , , , , and | 11 Comments

Tamed and reshaped – Clegg on the NHS White Paper

Speaking last night at an excellent anniversary dinner to mark 25 years (yes, 25 years) of Liberal Democrat control on Sutton Council, Nick Clegg said the party has been successful in taming and reshaping the NHS reform plans.

The run of political and electoral success achieved by Liberal Democrats in Sutton is, as Clegg pointed out, a standing answer to anyone who doubts that you can achieve and then hold political power whilst continuing campaigning and staying true to your liberal roots. One of the key people in that success was Ruth Shaw, who Nick Clegg personally presented with the 2010 …

Posted in News | Also tagged , , , , and | 8 Comments
Advert

Recent Comments

  • Jenny Barnes
    The best new cars have a button to turn all that driver "assistance" off. After you have fought the steering because of "lane keeping ", suffered near emergenc...
  • paul barker
    On Chloes point DLR Trains don't have a cab there is a conductor on board who can drive the train if called to but that hardly ever happens...
  • Joey Vimsante
    Brazil is an important election. Lula is a powerful leader of Brazil. I think it will be very close....
  • David Evans
    Indeed David (Allen), a driverless car might be a godsend. Its systems might fail and it might indeed send you to god....
  • expats
    For those in favour of the status quo.. How will the increasing spending on the triple lock be paid for in the long term? The two parties most vociferous in it...