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20 Most Recent News Stories
Lord Taverne requests House of Lords investigate Ashcroft
Tue 9th Mar 2010
The Honours Scrutiny Committee withdrew its objections to Lord Ashcroft becoming a peer on the basis of his clear undertaking that he would “take up permanent residence in the United Kingdom again before the end of the calendar year”.
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Tory social care ‘poll tax’ will only help the wealthy says Lamb
Tue 9th Mar 2010
The figures, released ahead of tomorrow’s cross-party social care conference, undermine Conservative claims that their plans would enable older people to pass their homes on to their children as two thirds of pensioner households would have to sell or release equity from their homes to pay for the private insurance scheme.
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Launch of the Campaign for Body Confidence
Mon 8th Mar 2010
A panel of experts including fashion writer and broadcaster Caryn Franklin and author of Fat is a Feminist Issue, Susie Orbach, will debate measures to tackle the harm caused by pressure to conform to unrealistic and unhealthy body image ideals. Other attendees include Girlguides, Linda Papadopoulous and the world’s leading body image experts.
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Liberal Democrats celebrate International Women's Day
Mon 8th Mar 2010
"I am pleased to add my support to International Women's Day. It is crucial that people are able to come together to celebrate the achievements of women around the world. However this is not a time to just be reflective but also a time to look forwards and work together to stamp out all signs of inequality that threatens to undermine our society."
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Icelanders' 'no' is not their last word
Sun 7th Mar 2010
Responding to the resounding 'No' vote Icelanders delivered in the referendum on the proposed deal to repay Britain and the Netherlands outstanding debts from the failed Icelandic bank Icesave, European Parliament Vice President Diana Wallis MEP said:
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Schools expected to raise their game in exchange for funding and freedom
Sat 6th Mar 2010
Nick Clegg will argue that in return for the investment of an additional £2.5bn in schools, teachers will be put under pressure to ‘raise their game’ to reinvent the curriculum, increase the number of children achieving good results and close the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their wealthier classmates.
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The Violence of Poverty - The cost of human trafficking
Fri 5th Mar 2010
The Impressions Gallery in Bradford in collaboration with Autograph ABP presented a special evening of film screening and talks to support their exhibition 'not Natasha', under the title: 'The Violence of Poverty - The cost of human trafficking'
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Diana gives keynote speech at ASDA conference
Fri 5th Mar 2010
Diana gave a keynote speech at an ASDA suppliers conference in Morley on Thursday. The conference, held annually, was attended by around 450 suppliers from the UK and from ASDA's production sites around the world including China, India and Europe.
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