Welcome to my day in the freezer… 29 March

Welcome to my day in the freezer… 29 March

By Mark Valladares | Fri 29th March 2013 - 8:26 am

Yes, welcome to the frozen North, as today is brought to you from Leeds and Brighouse, the home of two prominent Liberal Democrat bloggers, Jennie Rigg and Mat Bowles.

However, as it is Good Friday, Liberal Democrat Voice doesn’t tend to work quite as intensively, so it will be a bit quieter than usual. We will be reporting on by-elections at Harwich West (Tendring District Council), Parson Drove (Fenland District Council) and Evelyn ward (London Borough of Lewisham).

We also bring you news from Europe, where Liberal Democrats continue to challenge excessive spending, and we have a report from Penny Goodman on moves to seek the inclusion of STV for local government elections in the 2015 manifesto.

And, if anything else happens, we’ll try to cover it…

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2 Comments

Caron Lindsay 28th Mar '13 - 11:10pm

Kind of jealous that you 3 are all together. Have a lovely time & drink much beer.
Jennie 30th Mar '13 - 7:55am

we had a good chinwag and some passable beer and food. It was all over far too soon.

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