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		<title>Tameside MEP tops the league</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tameside Euro-MP Chris Davies has emerged at the head of a &#8216;league table&#8217; comparing the performance of representatives in the European Parliament. The Liberal Democrat has spoken more often, tabled more questions, and has the best attendance record of the eight MEPs who represent the North West of England. The figures compiled by independent organisation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time called on Tameside cowboy scrap dealers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is being called on the activities of Tameside cowboy car scrap dealers. A loophole in vehicle licensing rules that has allowed millions of cars to be scrapped but not deregistered is to be closed after a campaign by Liberal Democrat Euro-MP Chris Davies. Environmentalists claim that it has led to thousands of tonnes of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial children&#8217;s database ContactPoint to be scrapped</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee on Education, Families and Young People Baroness Walmsley welcomed the Government’s announcement that the controversial children’s database ContactPoint will be scrapped. Liberal Democrats opposed ContactPoint from the start. At the last Lib Dem Autumn Conference a motion was passed calling for an end to the database and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBS must use profits to help struggling businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.tamesidelibdems.org.uk/news/207/rbs-must-use-profits-to-help-struggling-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We cannot simply allow banks to go back to business as usual while viable British firms are suffering,&#8221; says MP Stephen Williams. Commenting on the £1.1bn pre-tax half year profits announced by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) today, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Treasury Policy Committee, Stephen Williams said: “RBS is almost entirely owned by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Follow us on Twitter!</title>
		<link>http://www.tamesidelibdems.org.uk/news/226/follow-us-on-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[News items posted to this website will now be relayed on Twitter. You can follow us at twitter.com/tamesidelibdems]]></description>
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		<title>End to unreasonable stop-and-search</title>
		<link>http://www.tamesidelibdems.org.uk/news/210/end-to-unreasonable-stop-and-search/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commenting on the Home Secretary&#8217;s announcement that stop and search powers will be subject to stricter conditions, Tom Brake MP, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs, Justice and Equality, said: &#8220;This is a very welcome announcement. Section 44 was an unreasonable power, applied in an indiscriminate way. &#8220;This change strengthens our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No need for the Pied Piper</title>
		<link>http://www.tamesidelibdems.org.uk/news/203/no-need-for-the-pied-piper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fears that an explosion in rat and mice numbers could result from a new EU law intended to curb the use of dangerous chemicals have been calmed. A meeting called by Tameside Euro-MP Chris Davies to give public health and safety experts the chance to explain their concerns to Brussels officials has paid off. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court ruling secures freedom from persecution for gay asylum seekers</title>
		<link>http://www.tamesidelibdems.org.uk/news/216/court-ruling-secures-freedom-from-persecution-for-gay-asylum-seekers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commenting on the Supreme Court ruling that it is not acceptable to refuse asylum to an individual on the basis that they can hide their sexuality to avoid persecution, Lib Dem deputy leader  Simon Hughes MP, said, “I am delighted this ruling recognises the rights of gay asylum seekers, ensuring their freedom from persecution around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Sharkey appointed as Chair of the Lib Dems’ Fairer Votes Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.tamesidelibdems.org.uk/news/223/john-sharkey-appointed-as-chair-of-the-lib-dems%e2%80%99-fairer-votes-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has announced the appointment of John Sharkey as chair of the Liberal Democrats’ Fairer Votes Campaign. Nick Clegg said, “I am delighted that John Sharkey has accepted this role. “This is a vital campaign for the country and I can’t think of a better person than John to run it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time for people friendly wiring</title>
		<link>http://www.tamesidelibdems.org.uk/news/200/time-for-people-friendly-wiring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tamesidelibdems.org.uk/news/200/time-for-people-friendly-wiring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Tameside Euro-MP wants to cut the waste of different electrical cables used to power scores if electrical and electronic devices. Liberal Democrat Chris Davies has welcomed Brussels&#8217; success in persuading mobile phone makers to introduce &#8216;one size fits all chargers,&#8217; but now he wants the same principle applied to all electrical equipment. He is [...]]]></description>
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