Do go along to this fantastic event if you can. It will be a great evening, with all proceeds going to STEM4, a charity that targets early identification of commonly occurring mental health issues in teenagers. They aim to raise awareness and enhance detection, education and motivation.

Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats want to take a pragmatic not a dogmatic approach to business. We want to listen, engage and work with the business community to continue the rebalancing and growth of our economy.

If you're involved in a small or medium sized business in any way, please take five minutes to fill in this very short survey:

Merton Needs Safer Roads

- A recent PACTS ( Parliamentary Advisory Council for Road Safety) report found that child casualties fell by 67% where 20mph limits were introduced

- 20mph schemes are supported by NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) and the Association for Directors of Public Health

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has used his keynote speech to the Lib Dem Party conference in Brighton to announce extra money for 110,000 children struggling with maths and English.

The Deputy Prime Minister said secondary schools in England will receive an extra £55 million to help pupils arriving in year seven who have slipped behind in English and maths at primary school. The money will come in from next January, with schools deciding how to spend it to help pupils with weaker results in maths and English.

Liberal Democrats today passed 20 is Plenty - Saving Lives on the Road, which calls for a dramatic expansion of a 20mph speed limit in the UK.

Commenting, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Transport, Julian Huppert said:
"Liberal Democrats have been leading the way on road safety. In Lib Dem-led councils, local speed limits of 20mph have proven successful in reducing the number of pedestrian deaths on our roads.

"Moving towards a national 20mph limit in residential areas is the right thing to do to further lower our road fatality rate and it is clear the public are backing this approach."

Here's a comprehensive guide to Liberal Democrat achievements in Government.

These are all things Liberal Democrats have campaigned on for years and none of which would have happened without us being in Government.

See what we have done on:

Jobs and Growth

Education

Environment

Taxation

http://www.scribd.com/doc/105942116/What-Have-the-Lib-Dems-Done

A public meeting has been called at the Hideaway jazz club in Streatham over proposed cuts to the Wimbledonloop Thameslink service.

Residents are invited to join the meeting at 7.30pm at Hideaway jazz club, 2 Empire Mews,Stanthorpe Road,Streatham SW16 2ED, on Thursday 16 August. It's just behind 225 Streatham High Road.

The Department for Transport is currently consulting on the specification for the new 7-year Thameslink rail franchise which will commence in September2013 and incorporate the Southern franchise from 2015. This is your chance to have a say on the future of rail services, stations, fares and ticketing on the Wimbledon Loop up to 2020.

It is the Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government who are fighting hardest to make this the greenest government ever - in spite of George Osborne and Tory backbench climate change sceptics.

Ed Davey beats off Treasury demands to reduce subsidies to renewable onshore wind energy by 25%, settling for a 10% reduction and reduces energy bills for consumers by £6.

An interesting report in the Wimbledon Guardian:

http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/topstories/9833990.MP_wants_to__re_examine__third_Heathrow_runway/?ref=nt

The Conservative MP for Wimbledon should make his mind up - is he in favour of a third runway or against it? If he is against it , why on earth has he written an article for the Evening Standard in which he says, "A third runway at Heathrow now should be re-examined: it would add extra capacity in the short term"?