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Jo rallies for democratic change

Jo joined the Q&A panel at the star-studded ‘Rally for Change’ event last night calling for electoral reform.
The event was organised to launch a new campaign, ‘Vote for a Change‘, which is calling for a referendum on electoral reform before the next General Election. The evening saw performances from KT Tunstall and Billy Bragg, and [...]

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People and Parliament: Jo Swinson MP’s YouTube response

Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson’s YouTube evidence to the House of Lords Information Committee’s People and Parliament Inquiry. Jo in particular talks about how Parliament can use online tools like TheyWorkForYou.com and Twitter to engage with the public.

The inquiry is looking at how the House of Lords can improve public understanding of its work and [...]

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Flooding on Maryhill Road

Bearsden Councillor Vaughan Moody has highlighted the issue of flooding on Maryhill Road.

At the set of traffic lights nearest to Canniesburn Toll this has been a long running problem that has recently got worse. It is impossible for cars going to the Toll to avoid the flood water and pedestrians are being soaked.
At the ‘new’ [...]

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