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Welcome to Borders Liberal Democrats
Please use the Navigation menu on the left hand side to browse our site.
The news articles below will be constantly updated so you can keep up to date by regularly visiting this site.
A coalition Administration has been formed for the Scottish Borders Council from the two largest parties - Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Liberal Democrats together with aligned Independent members. Their agreed main policies for the next 4 years are set out in the Bright Future for the Borders menu on the left while the main appointments within the Council are also given in the SBC Appointments menu.
The Council and Scottish Parliament elections took place on Thursday 3rd May 2007 so check out our May 2007 Elections page and our LibDem Manifesto for the Borders page, on the left of the screen. You can see information on each Ward with the Liberal Democrat priorities and details of the candidates.
The search facility at the top right of the screen allows you to search content on this site.
Enjoy your browse, if you have any questions or comments please contact the Webmaster - see Contact Us page
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Thu 21st Aug 2008
Jim Hume, Liberal Democrat MSP for the South of Scotland, has this week condemned the Post Office for its planned closures of Post Office branches throughout the South of Scotland.
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Thu 21st Aug 2008
Jim Hume, Liberal Democrat MSP for the South of Scotland, has today welcomed the news that people suffering from epilepsy will now have easier access to free, Scotland wide bus travel.
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Mon 4th Aug 2008
Jim Hume MSP, East Lothian's Liberal Democrat regional representative and South of Scotland MSP in the Scottish Parliament and Amy Rodger, East Lothian's Liberal Democrat prospective Westminster candidate, last week hosted a Farmers' Forum in Dunbar.
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Fri 1st Aug 2008
Jeremy Purvis MSP and Michael Moore MP have today responded to the revised proposals by ITV plc for local news coverage in the Border TV are as "a step in the right direction".
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Wed 23rd Jul 2008
Local MP Michael Moore has voiced concern over reports that Sky has sent letters demanding payment of £250 to recipients of free digital set-top boxes as part of the digital switchover help scheme.
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Wed 23rd Jul 2008
Borders MP Michael Moore has reacted to the news that BT will be rolling out 'superfast' fibre-based broadband to ten million homes in the UK by 2012 by encouraging the company to prioritise rural areas.
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Tue 22nd Jul 2008
Local MP and Acting Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Michael Moore, has joined a new All Party Parliamentary Group for Veterans.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists. "
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas
Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July
"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity. "
Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman
www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July
"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections. "
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July
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| Henley By Election Result |
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Turnout: 34915 (51%)
56.7%
Conservative: 19796 (+3.2%)
27.7%
Liberal Democrat: 9680 (+1.7%)
3.8%
Green Party: 1321 (+0.5%)
View the results in detail.
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