http://www.wld.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Women Liberal Democrats en-GB Women Liberal Democrats http://www.wld.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Women Liberal Democrats 2008-07-25T00:37+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000054/wld_plans_for_bournemouth.html We are involved with two Fringe events in Bournemouth this year. We have our own WLD Fringe meeting 'Are We Nearly There Yet?' which will include a discussion of progress made since we were founded 20 years ago and will also focus on ways to get more women onto the Party Committees, where we are still severely under-represented. And we are also supporting the Amnesty Fringe meeting 'Trapped in Violence and Abuse - Is the UK Government failing to tackle violence against women?' This meeting will focus on the most vulnerable women in our society who are currently being failed by the system. Chris Huhne MP heads the list of speakers. Click on the link for more details. 2008-07-24T10:46+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000053/a_great_day_in_bath.html The WLD Bath Forum, which took place last Saturday in the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, was an extremely successful event. The participants enjoyed the opportunity to listen to some excellent speakers, take part in lively discussions, network with other women and learn more about what being a LibDem activist is all about. All agreed that the venue, in one of Bath's most beautiful squares, was most attractive - and the lunch, provided by Claire and other helpers, was pretty good too! 2008-07-03T11:18+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000051/grief_at_death_of_pauline_campbell.html The WLD Executive have expressed their grief at the death of the tireless prison campaigner, Pauline Campbell, who was found dead beside her daughter Sarah's grave on Thursday. Pauline was a trustee of the Howard League for Penal Reform, and took part in protests outside many prisons following Sarah's death in Styal prison in 2003. 2008-05-18T13:48+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000049/wld_speak_out_against_labour_tax_changes.html Many WLD members are very angry about the loss of the 10p tax band, in which there were many more women than men. Our President, Lorely Burt MP, says: 'Women already, on average, receive a much lower income then men. In 2004 for every £1 on average earned by men, women got just 54p. The abolition of the 10p tax rate has made things even worse for women already on low pay and women pensioners who cannot or are not prepared to claim pension credit.' 2008-04-17T12:13+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000045/wld_at_liverpool.html WLD members had an enjoyable and inspiring weekend in Liverpool. Our Fringe meeting 'This is International Women's Day!' was a great success, focussing mainly on the positive aspects of women's achievements in Britain and across the world. Read a full report at: www.wld.org.uk/pages/Liverpool2008.html Our stall attracted lots of visitors and our 'Find a Baroness' fundraising draw, with instant winnings in the form of Easter eggs, was a big hit. Several new members joined at the Conference, and we welcome them to WLD. 2008-03-11T17:40+00:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000043/women_suffrage_anniversary.html The Liberal Democrats have warned that 90 years after women first won the right to vote, Britain is still 200 years away from sex equality in Parliament. 2008-02-28T11:55+00:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000042/congratulations_to_nick_clegg.html WLD congratulate Nick Clegg on becoming Leader of our party and look forward to working with him to promote the interests of women both within the party and in the country as a whole. This is what he said to us during the leadership election: 2008-02-19T15:28+00:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000040/leadership_candidates_set_out_their_stall_for_women.html Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne have told WLD of their commitment to women's issues and have detailed for us what they would do to address the disparity in society. 2007-11-01T15:06+00:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000039/lorely_becomes_first_female_parliamentary_party_chair.html WLD would like to congratulate Lorely Burt MP for becoming the first ever Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party. 2007-10-26T10:34+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000038/website_updates.html Conference News! Election News! 2007-10-04T11:14+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000037/election_fever.html With the prospect of a General Election on the horizon, watch this space! 2007-09-28T14:17+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000036/and_the_winner_is.html The 2007 winner of the Patsy Calton Award is Cllr Isobel McColl from Milton Keynes. 2007-09-28T13:53+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000035/brighton_conference_a_success_for_wld.html The Brighton Conference was a brilliant success for WLD... 2007-09-28T13:40+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000034/wld_goes_hitech.html Join the WLD online community on myspace.com and facebook.com! 2007-09-14T11:13+01:00 http://www.wld.org.uk/news/000032/website_updates.html See what's new on the WLD site! 2007-09-13T10:49+01:00