On Tuesday 14th July a super-insulated model house will be built outside Parliament by Kevin McCloud of "Grand Designs" and the Great British Refurb Campaign team to show what can be done and why MPs and the government need to back the campaign. A massive refurbishment program will make a major contribution to reducing carbon emissions from our homes and create thousands of "green collar" jobs in our communities.
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Early booking is strongly recommended in order to secure a place.
Nick Clegg has set out the Europe Campaign with the message "Stronger Together, Poorer Apart." He has warned that Britain must lead within the EU to protect families from crime, climate change and the recession. "We can only protect British families from crime, the recession and climate change if our country works with other EU countries. Criminals, business, climate change - these things cross borders. So the police, regulators, and environmental action have to cross borders too. It's the EU that makes this essential cooperation possible. Only the Liberal Democrats know how to provide security, jobs, and a clean environment by leading in the European Union. Liberal Democrats backed EU plans for the fast track extradition of thousands of criminals suspects across Europe - including 21/7 bomber Hussein Osman who was extradited in just three weeks from Rome. It would have taken months if UKIP and the Conservatives had succeeded in blocking these new rules. Liberal Democrats support EU police and judicial cooper
Bill tells us that the next EP assembles on the 14th July in Strasbourg. Its first task will be to elect a new speaker. Next the parliament will set up its new standing committees. He hopes there will be a new permanent committee for Climate Change.
Commenting on the Budget statement by the Chancellor, Ben Stafford, Head of Campaigns at CPRE, said:
