Elwyn Watkins and Oldham East & Saddleworth Liberal Democrats

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30 Most Recent News Stories

Give Oldham's 11,000 carers a break!

Tue 9th Mar 2010

As Share the Care Week gets under way, the Liberal Democrats have highlighted the difficulties that many local carers face.

Elwyn Watkins Oldham East & Saddleworth PPC (photography: Mark Horne)

Call on MP Woolas to honour pledge on expenses

Thu 4th Mar 2010

Oldham East & Saddleworth's Liberal Democrats have called upon Labour MP Phil Woolas to honour the promise he gave to the Oldham Chronicle on expenses.

Noting down expenses

Shocking figures reveal starvation and poverty in Oldham

Thu 4th Mar 2010

Research from the Liberal Democrats reveals that 14 people were admitted to hospital in the Oldham area last year with malnutrition.

Elwyn Watkins (photography: Mark Horne)

Lib Dems would see over 1,500 more criminals arrested in Greater Manchester each year

Mon 1st Mar 2010

Liberal Democrat plans on policing would see an extra 1,570 arrests made in Greater Manchester each year, according to new research from the Liberal Democrats.

Police motorbike

Phil Woolas MP in confusion over arms sales

Mon 1st Mar 2010

Labour MP Phil Woolas has officially written to Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg to complain about the activities of Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesperson Elwyn Watkins.

gaza ruin

Lib Dem promise would give Oldham an extra £20.5 million in school funding

Wed 24th Feb 2010

Schools in Oldham would benefit from a £20.5m cash injection by the Liberal Democrats to pay for smaller class sizes and better discipline as part of a plan to build Fair Schools for All.

Elwyn Watkins (photography: Mark Horne)

Lib Dem proposal to ban profit on MPs' second homes gains ground

Tue 16th Feb 2010

A Liberal Democrat proposal which would ban MPs from making a profit when selling second homes purchased with help from Commons allowances has gained ground today.

Nick Clegg

Investigation launched into Phil Woolas MP's use of expenses

Thu 11th Feb 2010

Following a complaint, the House of Commons Director General of Resources has confirmed that they are investigating Phil Woolas MP's use of the Communications Allowance to deliver a "Parliamentary Newsletter" leaflet.

money

Vince Cable MP at Oldham Sixth Form College

Tue 9th Feb 2010

Vince Cable visited Oldham Sixth Form College for a Student's Question Time on Thursday 4th February.

Vince Cable and Elwyn Watkins at Oldham Sixth Form College (photography: Mark Horne)

Call for Oldham MP Woolas to repay expenses

Wed 3rd Feb 2010

The Liberal Democrats have called on Oldham East & Saddleworth MP Phil Woolas to confirm that he will repay Parliamentary Expenses used to create a party-political website.

Computer

Lib Dem call for clarity on Greater Manchester Police numbers

Tue 2nd Feb 2010

Two leading Liberal Democrats in Oldham have written to the Chief Constable to request a breakdown of Greater Manchester's police numbers over the next year following leaked reports that as many as 300 posts may be axed.

Greater Manchester police

Liberal Democrats launch new plans on overseas doctors to safeguard patient safety

Wed 27th Jan 2010

The Liberal Democrats have today released a series of proposals to reform out-of-hours care and the employment of overseas doctors. The proposals follow the tragic death of David Gray who died after being treated by an overseas out-of-hours doctor.

NHS

Unfair tax system creates chasm between rich & and poor - Lib Dems

Wed 27th Jan 2010

Following the news that the gap between Britain's richest and poorest is wider than it was 40 years ago, the Lib Dems have called for radical changes to make our tax system fairer.

tax

Labour's slow response to helicopter shortage shameful

Tue 26th Jan 2010

Commenting on former Defence Secretary Des Browne's admission to the Iraq Inquiry that concern was expressed over the number of helicopters even before Britain expanded its role in Afghanistan, Elwyn Watkins, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Oldham East & Saddleworth said:

Chinook helicopter carrying cargo

6,000 Oldham area pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments

Tue 12th Jan 2010

Up to 1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.

Winter (photography: Richard Stilwell)

Elwyn Watkins puts fairness at the heart of the Liberal Democrat campaign

Mon 11th Jan 2010

The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place.

Elwyn Watkins Oldham East & Saddleworth PPC (photography: Mark Horne)

Elwyn Watkins - "Low paid shouldn't pay any tax"

Thu 3rd Dec 2009

Liberal Democrat candidate for Oldham East & Saddleworth, Elwyn Watkins, today welcomed the party's new plans to bring in a fairer tax system.

Elwyn Watkins (photography: Mark Horne)

Elwyn Watkins calls for big pay rise for servicemen and women on the poverty line

Tue 17th Nov 2009

Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat candidate for Oldham East & Saddleworth, has called for the Government to award big pay rises to military personnel many of whom are risking their lives on the Afghanistan frontline.

Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat PPC for Oldham East & Saddleworth

Lib Dem council group congratulates Prime Minister on abandoning compulsory ID cards

Fri 30th Oct 2009

Oldham's Liberal Democrats are to propose a Council motion congratulating the Prime Minister on finally confirming that he has abandoned plans for compulsory ID cards.

No 2 ID Cards

Lib Dem legend speaks at Oldham District annual dinner

Tue 20th Oct 2009

Former President of the Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes MP, was guest speaker as Oldham District Liberal Democrats celebrated their annual dinner at the White Hart in Lydgate.

Simon Hughes MP, Cllr John McCann and Elwyn Watkins (photography: Mark Horne)

£2.40 increase will not cover pensioner inflation

Wed 14th Oct 2009

"An extra 34p a day will not cover the inflation rate for most pensioners who face the double whammy of mounting food and fuel costs and soaring council tax bills," said Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Oldham East & Saddleworth

Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat PPC for Oldham East & Saddleworth

Celebrating Gallery Oldham's Sunday Opening

Wed 30th Sep 2009

Oldham Liberal Democrats have been celebrating the extension of Gallery Oldham's opening hours to include Sundays from 10am to 4pm.

Lib Dems ceebrate opening of Gallery oldham (photography: Mark Horne)

Birks Quarry Inquiry reaches closing stages

Tue 29th Sep 2009

Commenting on the closing stages of the Inquiry into the use of Birks Quarry as a landfill tip, Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson for Oldham East & Saddleworth said:

Elwyn Watkins - Birks Quarry Inquiry (photography: Mark Horne)

Howard Sykes and Vince Cable MP at Lib Dem Conference

Tue 22nd Sep 2009

Oldham Council leader Howard Sykes joined Vince Cable MP on stage at the Liberal Democrat Conference this afternoon for a Question and Answer session on the economy.

Julia Goldsworthy MP, Vincent Cable MP, Councillor Howard Sykes, Jeremy Purves MSP and Liam Halligan (Sunday Telegraph Economic Commentator) (photography: Mark Horne)

Lib Dems: Soldiers' pay should be increased by £6,000

Fri 4th Sep 2009

Oldham Liberal Democrats have backed leader Nick Clegg MP's call for a £6,00 pay rise for the lowest-paid British troops.

British Army soldiers of the paratroop regiment (photography: Courtesy of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) under waiver of Crown Copyright)

Government owns surplus land twice the size of Burnley

Mon 24th Aug 2009

The Government owns an area of surplus land twice as big as Burnley that could be used to build almost 100,000 new homes, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.

Affordable Housing

Delight as 82 bus service reinstated to Waterhead

Fri 21st Aug 2009

Liberal Democrat campaigners are delighted by the news that the 82 bus service from Manchester to Waterhead via Oldham is to be restored to its former route, running all day, seven days a week from August 30th. The service is currently reduced to peak hours only for the section from Oldham to Waterhead.

Councillors Lynne Thompson and Linda Dawson at the 82 bus stop in Waterhead (photography: Mark Horne)

Bus fare investigation long overdue

Thu 20th Aug 2009

The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the news that the local bus sector has been referred to the Competition Commission due to concerns over high fares for passengers.

Bus Lane

Helicopter row reaches new heights

Tue 4th Aug 2009

British soldiers in Afghanistan are still not being sufficiently supported by the government, according to sources inside the RAF.

Armed Forces boarding helicopter in Afghanistan (photography: Susan Brooks)

Elwyn Watkins pledges not to join the food fight

Tue 4th Aug 2009

MPs still do no not have to provide receipts for subsistence, when away from their main home on parliamentary business, according to the new amended expenses rules. MPs can now claim a standard £25 a night with no questions asked.

Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat PPC for Oldham East & Saddleworth

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