http://mikegerman.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Michael German AM en-GB Michael German AM http://mikegerman.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Michael German AM 2008-11-22T05:14+00:00 United Kingdom http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000528/comment_on_affordable_housing_legislation.html Commenting on reports that the First Minister is expected to agree with the Welsh Affairs Committee's recommendation to narrow a Welsh Assembly power bid, Mike German, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats said: 2008-11-13T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000529/first_minister_fails_to_reassure_wales_that_coalition_partnership_is_all_hunkydory.html During today's First Minister's questions, Rhodri Morgan failed to reassure the people of Wales that all is ok in the Labour-Plaid coalition, adding further to speculation about the state of the union. 2008-11-11T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000533/tax_cuts_ease_the_burden_on_working_people.html Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Mike German today called on Governments in Westminster and Cardiff Bay to put people first - and cut taxes for those on low and middle incomes. 2008-11-11T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000531/rhodri_doesnt_get_it__workers_need_more_support_from_government.html First Minister Rhodri Morgan says he's backing Barack Obama - but he won't follow his lead by cutting taxes for lower and middle income earners in Wales. 2008-11-04T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000530/german_urges_minister_to_freeze_severn_bridge_tolls.html Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Mike German has urged UK Transport Ministers to use their powers to freeze the Severn Bridge tolls, which are set to rise by 5% next year. 2008-11-03T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000532/local_am_voices_support_for_national_writing_competition.html Teenagers across South East Wales are being called to take part in a thought provoking writing competition by a leading member of the National Assembly for Wales. 2008-10-29T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000522/monmouthshire_hit_for_12_million_in_icelandic_bank_collapse__investment_would_have_matured_next_week.html Monmouthshire County Council has been hit for £1.2 million after the collapse of Icelandic banks. 2008-10-09T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000524/shocking_figures_reveal_low_uptake_of_teenage_booster_vaccine.html Children in some of Wales' poorest areas are being failed by the Labour/Plaid Government, suggests a leading member of the National Assembly for Wales. 2008-10-09T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000523/free_nhs_drugs_to_end_in_wales.html Speculation by the national media over the weekend hinting that free-for-all prescriptions in Wales are to be axed has led a leading member of the National Assembly for Wales calling on the Assembly Health Minister to "come clean". 2008-10-06T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000527/axing_welsh_tv_a_giant_leap_backwards_for_wales__who_will_keep_the_bbc_on_its_toes.html Welsh programming on ITV is set to be slashed after a 'green light' from the broadcasting regulator OFCOM. 2008-09-26T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000525/defeat_in_rocksolid_ward_stuns_conservatives_into_silence.html Conservatives in Monmouthshire were reeling from a surprise by-election defeat in a ward in Abergavenny regarded as 'rock-solid' for the party. 2008-09-26T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000526/local_am_supports_keep_the_promise_event_to_end_child_poverty.html Mike German, Assembly Member for South Wales East has signed up to the 'Keep the Promise' campaign to end child poverty. 2008-09-25T00:00+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000521/green_jobs_green_light__despite_rhodris_bluster.html Welsh Liberal Democrats' campaign to put Wales at the forefront of creating jobs and backing the environment looks set to finally succeed in the Autumn - despite First Minister Rhodri Morgan's claim that Wales doesn't need one. 2008-07-29T11:27+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000520/lcos_are_not_the_only_pieces_of_devolution_jigsaw__german.html Speaking ahead of the announcement of the Assembly Government's legislative programme, Mike German, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said: "I'm concerned that the first year of legislation by the Assembly has produced so little for the people of Wales. 2008-07-15T15:44+00:00 http://mikegerman.org.uk/news/000519/no_more_halts_for_holtham_commission__german.html Commenting on the appointment of economist Gerald Holtham to lead the study in to how Wales is funded, Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Mike German said: 2008-07-08T14:36+00:00