http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articlearchive.php Recent Press Articles from Banff and Buchan Liberal Democrats en-GB Banff and Buchan Liberal Democrats http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Banff and Buchan Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T00:10+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000027/february_column_2.html Hoping for ambitious promotion of 'iconic' mill site 2010-02-25T14:25+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000026/february_column.html Train usage makes the case for more rail services 2010-02-23T11:10+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000025/january_column_2.html **************************************************************************************************** 2010-01-25T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000024/january_column_1.html **************************************************************************************************** 2010-01-11T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000023/malcolm_bruce_mp.html **************************************************************************************************** 2009-12-29T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000017/copenhagen_blog__slogans_and_pressure__what_can_obama_expect_at_cop15.html "Global justice now", "COP15, big failure", "One world, one consequence, one will?" 2009-12-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000018/copenhagen_blog__obamas_speech_moves_us_position_by_inches_when_we_need_him_to_go_the_extra_mile.html What did we learn from President Obama's address to the Copenhagen conference? The answer to that has to be 'not much'. 2009-12-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000019/copenhagen_blog__eu_red_lines_in_negotiations.html A little bit of behind the scenes information for you. I just had a meeting with the EU delegation, which is headed up by the Swedish Presidency. I asked them what their 'red lines' were in the negotiations. They told me: 2009-12-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000020/copenhagen_blog__there_will_be_no_climate_deal.html I've just come from two separate briefings, one with the EU delegation and one with their Indian counterparts. Different briefings but the same message - there will be no climate deal. 2009-12-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000021/copenhagen_blog__face_saving_not_planet_saving_agreement.html As talks in Copenhagen continue this evening, at least for the moment, spirits are rather low. 2009-12-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000022/copenhagen_blog__cop15_turns_into_cop_out_by_world_leaders.html What was heralded as the last chance to save the planet has become a rushed attempt by world leaders to save face. 2009-12-18T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000016/copenhagen_blog__clinton_puts_figure_on_developing_nations_fund_for_first_time.html Conferences like this are always consumed by rumour and speculation, claim and counter claim. Today I heard, from my MEP colleagues, that the EU was considering only putting 25% on the table, instead of the expected 30% that the Parliament were pushing for, in hope of kick starting a deal as the final day of negotiations approaches. 2009-12-17T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000015/copenhagen_blog__finally_arrived_on_the_train_but_will_negotiations_stay_on_track.html I've just arrived at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen for the United Nations climate change conference. After a nineteen hour train journey across the snow covered tracks of northern Europe it is a welcome relief to arrive at the destination I've been building up to since the European elections in June. 2009-12-17T00:00+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000014/to_regulate_or_not_to_regulate_that_is_the_question.html My focus heading into 2010 is still, without doubt, the economy. This is the overriding concern for thousands of Scots as we continue to struggle out of the grips of recession. In the next year the European Parliament's focus must be on better cross border financial regulation so we do not reach these depths again. 2009-12-07T13:24+00:00 http://www.banffandbuchanlibdems.org.uk/articles/000013/scotland_in_danger_of_being_sidelined_by_snp_on_cap_reform.html The latest QMS farm profitability survey makes pretty sober reading. 2009-11-27T00:00+00:00