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Vince cable MP, Lib Dem Secretary of State for Business and Skills

Vince Cable: Action on Executive Pay

Posted By: Scott Collins June 26th, 2012

Last week, Minister for  Innovation and Skills Vince Cable announced sweeping changes to the way in which top-level executives have their pay and bonuses decided. This change, described by the government as the ‘most comprehensive reforms of the governance framework for directors’ remuneration in a decade’, will: Give company shareholders binding votes on both executive-pay [...]

Liberal Democrats successfully call for action on Pavement Parking

Posted By: Scott Collins June 25th, 2012

Cllr Brendan Glynane has today welcomed the vote in Council on a Liberal Democrat motion to take up powers to tackle pavement parking where residents are unhappy with inconsiderate parking. Cllr Glynane put forwards a motion calling for the Council to investigate using new discretionary powers made available by the Coalition Government, which gained majority [...]

Fix Parliament

Supporting an Elected House of Lords

Posted By: Scott Collins June 2nd, 2012

The Liberal Democrats are proud to support the ‘Fix Parliament’ campaign for a majority-elected House of Lords. After 100 years of promises, papers, reports and Commissions, it is time for the government to take action and deliver a truly democratic second-chamber. There is no excuse nor justification for half of our parliament being appointed at [...]

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