Opinion: Derby, Bombardier and lessons for Government
The award of a £1.4bn contract to Bombardier’s rival Siemens seemed to threaten the existence of Britain’s last remaining train-maker. 1200 workers were being laid off by Bombardier with more losses in...
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Getting involved in the Association of Liberal Democrat Engineers and Scientists
The Association of Liberal Democrat Engineers and Scientists (ALDES) organises a fringe event at each conference. Our fringe event this Spring is entitled ‘The UK Space Industry: An Unsung Success...
View ArticleLiberal Democrat scientists tell Juncker to keep Scientific Adviser amid...
New EI Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has had lots of conflicting advice about what to do about the post of the Commission’s Chief Scientific Officer. Environmental NGO’s seem to want to get...
View ArticleOpinion: A ringfence is not enough for the science budget
The party has recently been trailing hints of the content and priorities of the new manifesto. One released last week was an announcement touting a ringfence of the science budget. They write: The...
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Team Science wants YOU
At the last general election, support for the Liberal Democrats was buoyed by more than just Cleggmania: the party enjoyed particularly strong support from scientists and science commentators. Much of...
View ArticleLib Dem scientists announce their ‘Team Science’ candidates
Aldes — the Association of Liberal Democrat Engineers and Scientists — have put together a shortlist of Liberal Democrat MPs and parliamentary candidates who they think can play in important role in...
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Introducing ALDES
New members have been asking about Lib Dem organisations that they can join. You are welcome to submit similar items on behalf of other organisations. Most politicians make positive noises about...
View ArticleLiberal Democrat Leadership: Farron and Lamb answer questions on engineering...
View image | gettyimages.com One of the great things about the leadership contest is that every party organisation has submitted questions to the candidates on their area of interest. The Association...
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