Diana Wallis MEP in Wakefield: warns of threat to democracy
Diana Wallis MEP visited Wakefield Friday 22 August. Speaking at a social event for party members and activists in Lupset she said, “there is a real danger that the public’s distrust of Tony Blair over the Iraq War, as the Hutton inquiry unravels, translates into a cynicism of politics and politicians in general. This is dangerous for democracy as it leaves a vacuum filled by parties and individuals peddling simplistic and populist answers.”
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Regional Assemblies could bring "massive benefits"
Voters in three regions of northern England will have the opportunity to vote for greater control and massive local benefits when they decide next year whether to elect regional parliaments according to Diana Wallis, MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber.
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Euro decision: "Total failure of political leadership"
Commenting on the Government's decision to delay a referendum on the Euro, Diana Wallis MEP said in Brussels, "The real reason we are not ready for a referendum on the Euro has more to do with a total failure of political leadership on Europe by the Government rather than any failure on economic tests."
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Diana Wallis MEP backs ‘polluter pays’ principle
EU-wide laws aimed at upholding the principle that the ‘polluter pays’ for environmental damage were advanced today when Euro-MPs gave them support in a series of knife-edge votes. The 'polluter pays' principle would be put into practice through common EU rules making businesses financially liable for any damage they cause.
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Liberal Democrat MEP reselected top of the list
Diana Wallis, the sitting Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber, has been selected by party members to lead her party's list in next year's European Parliamentary elections.
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Bringing Power to the People
A Forum in York on Saturday, organised by local Liberal Democrat Euro MP, Diana Wallis and the European Institute for Referendums and Initiatives, heard how people might be encouraged to play a more active part in politics.
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Euro MP in Malta debate
Liberal Democrat Euro MP, Diana Wallis, is speaking in Malta as that country is in the grip of a referendum campaign on EU membership.
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Action by British forces in Iraq - online poll
President Bush is marching his troops up to the top of the hill, with British forces in support. It is difficult to see how he can march them down again without Saddam Hussein claiming victory, which would be unacceptable to the White House.
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