http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Colin Ross en-GB Colin Ross http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Colin Ross 2010-09-07T03:09+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002786/mep_welcomes_eu_aid_to_pakistan_and_supports_plan_to_look_at_debt_restructuring.html The EU and the international community should look at the benefits of restructuring Pakistan's debt to stop flood aid donations being swallowed up by rising interest payments, says West Midland Liberal Democrat Euro MP Liz Lynne. 2010-09-04T09:00+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002785/conservatives_hold_in_oswestry.html Yesterday there was a by-election in Castle ward on Oswestry Town Council. The Conservatives held the seat, the result is below: 2010-09-03T08:03+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002787/nick_cleggs_visit_to_afghanistan_and_pakistan.html Earlier this week this week Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg went to Afghanistan and Pakistan to see for myself the problems and challenges that those countries face. The coalition government is committed to playing our part to helping ensure that the region has a peaceful and prosperous future. 2010-09-02T19:00+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002780/the_extra_votes_and_the_missing_marked_register.html As regular readers will know the Electoral Commission are investigating the General Election result in Wolverhampton South West after I pointed out that more votes were cast in the General Election in Wolverhampton South West than were issued - http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002766/when_40094_becomes_40160.html (also see http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-mysterious-66-votes-in-wolverhampton-south-west-20816.html). 2010-09-01T13:30+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002784/a_day_at_the_cinema.html I work for an organisation that still has Bank Holiday Tuesdays - no I don't understand them either and it looks like they will be got rid of soon. Anyway we had one today and as it was lovely and sunny I locked myself in a cinema to catch up on some films I had missed from being away. 2010-08-31T18:11+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002781/bbqtastic.html Yesterday, despite the rain, I had a Bank Holiday BBQ. 2010-08-30T09:00+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002782/will_farage_make_a_comeback.html I read Lord Pearson has stepped down as Leader of UKIP. Pearson became Leader after Nigel Farage MEP stood down to stand in Buckingham at the General Election. 2010-08-29T09:00+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002783/nick_clegg_delivers_speech_on_social_mobility.html Whilst I was away Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg delivered a speech on social mobility in which he outlined the Coalition's commitment to making decisions today that will promote a better future: a more prosperous economy, and a fairer society. 2010-08-28T09:00+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002779/labour_gain_from_the_conservatives_in_cannock_chase.html In yesterday's only West Midland by-election Labour gained the Heath Hayes and Wimblebury Ward on Cannock Chase District Council from the Conservatives. 2010-08-27T08:13+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002778/the_electoral_commission_are_investigating_the_general_election_result_in_wolverhampton_south_west.html A couple of weeks ago I pointed out that more votes appear to have been cast in the General Election in Wolverhampton South West than were issued - http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002766/when_40094_becomes_40160.html 2010-08-26T09:00+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002777/well_done_josie__champion_of_big_brother_11.html Last night Josie not only won Big Brother 11 but then re-entered the house for Ultimate Big Brother. 2010-08-25T12:28+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002776/big_brother_finishes_tonight_and_starts_again.html Tonight (8pm Channel 4) sees the end of Big Brother 11. It will also see the start of Ultimate Big Brother with tonight's winner and our 'favourites' from the past ten series'. I am officially very exciting! 2010-08-24T13:34+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002775/take_back_parliament__birmingham_meeting.html Whilst I was away, in Bosnia last week, Take Back Parliament held a meeting in Birmingham. You can read a report from Chris Burgess at http://liberalsciences.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/take-back-parliament-birmingham-branch-meeting/ 2010-08-23T09:00+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002774/this_is_englandthis_is_england_86.html This Is England, directed by Shane Meadows and starring Thomas Turgoose, is one of my favourite films. I watched it again this morning ahead of Channel 4's new four-part mini-series starting in September. 2010-08-22T12:49+01:00 http://www.colin-ross.org.uk/news/002773/training_in_bosnia.html Earlier this week I spent a few days in Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina training the Liberal Democrats sister parties - Our Party and the Liberal Democratic Party ahead of their elections in October. 2010-08-21T09:00+01:00