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Westminster recycling less waste, council figures reveal

Wed 1st Jul 2009

The amount of Westminster's household waste that is being recycled is falling, according to the very latest council figures.

LibDem parliamentary candidate for Westminster North Mark Blackburn with blue recycling sacks (photography: Stuart Bonar)

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Westminster councillors get above average cash allowances, new figures reveal

Sat 13th Jun 2009

The allowances paid to Westminster councillors last year were above the London and national averages, according to new figures published by the Local Government Association (LGA).

Westminster Council Tax forms (photography: Stuart Bonar)

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Westminster's LibDem parliamentary spokespeople make pledges on openness

Sat 13th Jun 2009

Westminster's two Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidates Mark Blackburn and Naomi Smith are making a series of pledges on how they would open up their books to local people, if they were to become the local MPs after the next election.

Mark Blackburn, Vince Cable MP, and Naomi Smith

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Let the people take back power and change politics for good, say Westminster Liberal Democrats

Thu 11th Jun 2009

Westminster's two Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates Naomi Smith and Mark Blackburn are backing a plan to change politics for good.

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LibDems hit the streets to support London's bus passengers

Thu 28th May 2009

LibDem London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon and the party's Westminster North parliamentary candidate Mark Blackburn hit the streets near Paddington station recently to sign local people up to their campaign to support cheaper tickets for bus passengers.

LibDem London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon and LibDem PPC Mark Blackburn near Paddington with bus ticket petition

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The EU costs you just 18p per day, official figures reveal

Thu 28th May 2009

The European Union does a lot of good. Its budget pays for supporting rural communities, protecting our environment, encouraging research and development, and building infrastructure in poor regions and in countries that until recently were communist dictatorships.

Money: a pile of UK / sterling coins /currency (2007) (photography: Ben Prescott)

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Westminster is London's most heavily subsidised council, official figures reveal

Thu 28th May 2009

Conservative-run Westminster is, this year, the capital's most heavily subsidised council, with Westminster receiving 79p from central government for every £1 it needs to raise in taxes. If any of London's LibDem councils received the same subsidy they would not be charging anything in Council Tax!

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