http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from John Vincent for Crawley en-GB John Vincent for Crawley http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 John Vincent for Crawley 2010-09-09T13:01+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000361/sharon_backs_calls_for_better_protection_of_lgbt_rights.html Sharon Bowles, who represents South East England at the European Parliament, has proffered her support for a new, concrete initiative on LGBT rights and the fight against homophobia. 2010-09-07T14:00+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000360/sharon_named_most_influential_woman_in_world_finance.html Adding to her growing list of plaudits, Sharon has been named the most influential woman in world finance in the FCI's Top 500 list, published this month. 2010-09-07T11:00+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000359/proposed_changes_to_the_south_east_regions_constitution.html The regional party needs to make a number of changes to its constitution. Primarily, these are the result of changes made to the English Party's Constitution in July 2009. They relate to the relationship between the party and Liberal Democrat council groups, and came into effect immediately after the General Election. In particular, regional parties have been given the task of 'recognising' Liberal Democrat groups so that they can use the party's name. The majority of the changes to our constitution are in Sections 4 and 6. 2010-09-02T19:27+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000358/sharon_champions_vote_to_ban_testing_on_great_apes_and_wildcaught_primates.html On Wednesday 8th September the European Parliament will vote on whether or not to ban scientific testing on great apes and wild-caught primates. 2010-09-02T13:00+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000357/south_east_england_liberal_youth_annual_general_meeting_calling_notice.html The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of South East England Liberal Youth (SELY) will take place on October 23 at the Ratton School, Park Avenue, Eastbourne BN21 2XR between 1020 and 1120. The AGM will be taking place at the same venue as the South East England Liberal Democrats AGM, which can be attended for a price of £10 and starts a 0900. 2010-08-31T11:46+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000356/trafficked_sex_workers_on_our_doorstep.html Commenting on the report by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), which revealed for the first time the true scale of human trafficking across the South East of England, Euro MP and anti-Trafficking campaigner Catherine Bearder MEP said: 2010-08-25T15:52+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000355/euro_mp_welcomes_margate_marine_protection.html Commenting on Margate and Long Sand's designation as a Special Area of Conservation, Margate's Euro MP Catherine Bearder said: 2010-08-24T17:46+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000354/sharon_does_tanks_as_well_as_banks.html South East MEP Sharon Bowles has pledged her support for a UK charitable foundation which hopes to restore rare WWI tanks in time for centenary commemorations in 2014. 2010-08-19T15:00+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000353/serena_tierney_welcomes_local_lib_dem_mps_success_as_coalition_announces_wheel_clamping_ban.html Welcoming the coalition government's announcement that wheel clamping on private land is to be banned, Serena Tierney, Lib Dem Parliamentary Campaigner for Mid Sussex said: 2010-08-18T21:55+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000352/mid_sussex_commuters_will_need_to_earn_60k_to_afford_biggest_rises_since_privatisation.html Responding to the news that passenger rail fares may rise by up to 8% next year, Serena Tierney, Lib Dem Parliamentary Campaigner for Mid Sussex said: 2010-08-17T18:24+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000351/trident_trouble_for_fox.html With massive spending cuts being forced on the coalition government by Labour's financial mismanagement, particular care needs to be taken that no area is left unexamined by the need to ensure expenditure is rationalised. Yet Conservative Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, still seems fixated by the need for a replacement to the Trident missile submarine system, at a cost likely to be well in excess of the current estimate of £20 billion. It seems he was preparing a defence review which omits any discussion of the need to cut the program - given its dubious benefits and lack of relevance to current defence needs - yet Liberal Democrats have been successful in forcing the coalition to put the cost of a Trident replacement back in the defence budget where it belongs, rather than being met from general Treasury funding. If he is serious about making savings, then these should start with this outdated piece of cold war kit. 2010-08-16T22:25+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000350/innovative_care_improves_patients_lives.html Last week people at the Lovat Fields Village in Milton Keynes had a surprise visit from their local Euro MP. 2010-08-10T11:36+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000349/low_carbon_living_in_milton_keynes.html This week Milton Keynes' Euro MP Catherine Bearder met with representatives from Milton Keynes Council to hear about their plans for low carbon living. 2010-08-06T11:11+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000347/bearder_gets_a_grilling_from_law_students.html Catherine Bearder was invited to speak to a European Law class this week and ended up facing some tough questions! 2010-08-05T15:20+01:00 http://www.john-vincent.org.uk/news/000348/environmental_standards_on_the_rise.html Today Catherine Bearder MEP met with representatives from Hastings Borough Council to discuss plans to improve the environmental standards of Hastings beach. 2010-08-05T15:15+01:00