East Midlands Liberal Democrats

The next ordinary meeting of Lincolnshire Liberal Democrats will be held at 10am on SATURDAY 28 January 2012 at the North Hykeham Day Centre, Neale Road, NorthHykeham, LN6 9UA

This notice has been e-mailed or posted to all those for whom the Secretary has details, including all County Councillors and Local Party Chairs. Please ensure that all those in your constituency who should know about this meeting DO know about it.

The Liberal Democrats believe you should keep more money that you earn. That is why we believe the tax-free threshold should be raised to £10,000, saving working people £700 a year and making sure millions of the lowest paid workers don't have to pay any income tax at all.

Between now and the Budget, Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats in Government will be arguing for faster tax cuts for hard-working families, promoting work and growth, and rewarding innovation, paid for by increasing the amount paid by the richest.

Liberal Democrat Minister for Business Vince Cable made time in his visit to Northamptonshire to meet the Towcester Focus team and give support to Chris Lofts and Lisa Samiotis - Liberal Democrat candidates for the by-elections in Towcester on 9 February.

"One of the things I've always been proud of as a Liberal Democrat, is how effective our Councillors are. The Enterprise Zone I visited this morning is here because of foundations laid by Liberal Democrats - foundations, I am told, the Conservatives on Northamptonshire County Council opposed. Up to 17,000 jobs could be created because Liberal Democrats didn't back down."

Broxtowe Liberal Democrats are aware that the leader of Broxtowe Borough Council, Labour Councillor Milan Radulovic, has been charged with an offence of fraud. This country has a long established and perfectly proper tradition that everyone should be treated as innocent unless and until a court finds them guilty. We respect and support that tradition. We do not therefore anticipate any changes to the leadership arrangements of the borough council at this time. We will not be making any further comment on this matter, either individually or as a group, until the conclusion of legal proceedings

Leicester City Council is asking bus passengers on supported bus services to take part in a survey looking at levels of use. You can help by completing the online survey if you use a supported bus service. The survey can be completed on-line at

www.leicester.gov.uk/supportedbusservices. (you may need to copy and paste this into your web browser).

All the Lib Dem MEPs have signed up to a ten-point pledge on lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality and liberation.

MEPs from across the European Union have been adding their names to the pledge this week at a two-day event organised by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - Europe (ILGA Europe) and the European Parliament's LGBT Intergroup, marking the half-way point of this European Parliament term. More than 180 have now signed.

From Liz Pym

I agree that the BBC local radio and BBC local regional TV are protected. I do not think that local TV run by private concerns is viable. I once lived in Milton Keynes and there was once a local TV station not run by the BBC. It was rubbish and in the end it closed down - there was not enough material to sustain it and keep people interested as concentrated purely on MK area.