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Welcome to my website. It is used as a resource in connection with my work as Vice Chair of the West Midlands Liberal Democrats. I also use it to give my views on important, political, events and what I have been doing. It will hopefully help keep in touch and keep informed my friends and colleagues from the West Midlands, the UK and overseas.
Below are a series of my most recent posts. On the left a navigation menu to help you find your way around the site. On the right is the latest video from LibDemTV and a collection of quotes, campaigns and newsfeeds.
I hope you enjoy the site, let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by and please come back soon.
Colin
Pakistan announces Death Penalty moratorium
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Tue 13th May 2008
Pakistan announced a moratorium on the Death Penalty. Campaigners lead by Amjad Mirza Hussain from Leeds have worked tirelessly to bring this about the UN level.
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Read "Pakistan announces Death Penalty moratorium"
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Government backs down on changing royal succession
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Mon 12th May 2008
In a newspaper interview earlier this month, Solicitor General Vera Baird said the male right to succeed ahead of an older sister was "unfair" and it was reported that MPs would use new equality legislation to change the law. The government has now said it has no immediate plans to scrap a 300-year-old law that gives males precedence in the royal line of succession.
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Read "Government backs down on changing royal succession" in full
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Campaigning in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election
Sun 11th May 2008
Earlier today I went with a couple of Birmingham Councillors up to Crewe and Nantwich to help in the by-election there. Elizabeth Shenton is the Liberal Democrat candidate and seems to have a good campaign.
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Read "Campaigning in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election"
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Working in Wolverhampton South West
Sat 10th May 2008
Although the local elections were just last week, we have started campaigning yet again. I was out delivering out 'thank-you' FOCUS today and keeping the electorate in touch.
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Read "Working in Wolverhampton South West" in full
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Crewe and Nantwich
Fri 9th May 2008
Yesterday was Gwyneth Dunwoody's funeral, apart from mentioning the by-election had been called (over a week before the funeral) I have not been commenting on the by-election. I will be going up to campaign this weekend.
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Read "Crewe and Nantwich" in full
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Birmingham Parliamentary seats
Tue 6th May 2008
Looking at the Parliamentary seats in Birmingham as well as winning the popular vote in the Birmingham Yardley constituency the Liberal Democrats topped the poll in Birmingham Hall Green and came very close in Birmingham Hodge Hill.
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Read "Birmingham Parliamentary seats" in full
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Archive of earlier news stories
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