We are just finishing another busy week in Strasbourg where, amongst other things, we voted through a report to tackle the huge scale organised crime.  Read more here.I’m preparing to set off to the Great lakes region of Africa tomorrow where, in my role as a member of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Joint […]

Today’s GDP figures offer yet more positive signs. It proves the Coalition Government made the right calls to put us back on track. And, make no mistake, the recovery would not be happening without Liberal Democrats in Government. It is thanks to policies delivered by Lib Dem ministers that businesses are gaining confidence to invest […]

Nick Clegg MP Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister

This guide has now been updated for 2012 and is attached and also  downloaded at   http://bearder.eu/en/document/eu-funding-guide-2012.pdf.  Office of Catherine Bearder MEP 27 Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HU tel: +44 (0)1865 249838 email: admin@bearder.eu www.bearder.eu

Last week I took the opportunity to get around the region before the summer break and I had my own mini tour of the South East! I went from Milton Keynes for their local conference in the north to Kent in the east to visit Dungeness B power station, ending up in the region’s most […]

‘Save the Cheque’ campaign success Worthing Lib Dem Councillors have welcomed news that the UK Payments Council has reversed its decision to scrap cheques. The campaign to save the cheque was led by Lib Dem MPs and was backed by thousands of people across the UK. Group Leader Alan Rice said,  “I want to say a […]