Welcome to Borders Liberal Democrats

Here you can find out information about Liberal Democrat MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Michael Moore, Tweeddale Ettrick and Lauderdale MSP, Jeremy Purvis and Jim Hume MSP who represents the South of Scotland.

You can also find out more about the work our Liberal Democrat Group is doing at Scottish Borders Council and the campaigns we are running locally.

If you have any questions, queries or issues that you would like help with, please feel free to contact us. You can find the contact details for all our elected representatives on this site.

Please see below for all our latest news stories. For the rest of our recent news, please select the "Borders News" tab on the left hand menu.

Michael Moore's Week Ahead

Monday 15 March - Friday 19 March 2010

Here are some highlights of what I am doing this week:

'On Monday morning I will hold two of my regular advice surgeries; at Sandbed Post Office between 9.00 and 10.00 am, and at Newcastleton Village Hall between 11.00am and 12.00 pm. Later, I will meet with members of the Scottish Enterprise Rural leadership group at a workshop in Selkirk.

'On Tuesday I will be participating in an online discussion on development policy hosted by the Guardian's website in my capacity as Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.

'On Wednesday morning I have a series of regular meetings with my team. In the afternoon, I will be working on urgent casework issues.

'On Thursday I will be participating in an election hustings event at a meeting of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland in Edinburgh.

'On Friday morning I will attend the launch of a new currency in Hawick. It is hoped that the project will encourage more people to shop locally. Later, I will visit patients and staff at the new NHS dental centre in Hawick. My surgeries this Friday will be in Hawick: at Morrisons Supermarket between 3.00 and 4.00 pm, and the Citizens Advice Bureau offices between 4.30 and 5.30 pm.

Michael Moore's Week Ahead Monday 8 - Saturday 13 March 2010

Mon 8th Mar 2010

Here are some highlights of what I am doing this week:

Michael Moore MP and Jeremy Purvis MSP Reveal Hotels In The Borders Are Being Hit Hard Under The SNP

Fri 5th Mar 2010

Michael Moore and Jeremy Purvis have raised serious concerns about the effect that new business rates will have on hotels in the Borders when rates rise on April 1.

Moore Welcome Extension of Bad Weather Grants Scheme

Thu 4th Mar 2010

Local MP Michael Moore has welcomed the announcement that a £3 million Severe Weather Grant Scheme will be extended to provide support to Borders farmers whose property was damaged during the most recent period of heavy snow.

Moore Urges PM to Support Post Office Network

Wed 3rd Mar 2010

Borders postmaster Mervyn Jones joined local MP Michael Moore at 10 Downing Street this afternoon to deliver a petition calling on Ministers to secure the future of the Post Office network.

Michael Moore MP and Mr Mervyn Jones presenting the Post Office petition at No10 Downing Street (photography: Paul Renwick)

Moore: Government Must Reward Early Innovators

Tue 2nd Mar 2010

Local MP Michael Moore is urging the Government to change its Clean Energy Cash-Back scheme to ensure that early energy innovators in the Borders can benefit from the scheme.

Local MP Presses Minister To Act On Borders Unemployment

Tue 2nd Mar 2010

SECRETARY OF STATE AGREES TO MEET BORDERS DELEGATION

Michael Moore's Week Ahead - Monday 1 March to Friday 5 March 2010

Mon 1st Mar 2010

Here are some highlights of what I am doing this week:

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Quotes of the Week

"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain."

Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary

www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March

"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy."

Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats

Financial Times - 3 March