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Gov't slammed for 'pro-Microsoft IT stance'
News A Liberal Democrat MP has launched a stinging attack on the government's IT strategy, saying it has given Microsoft too much control. John Pugh, who is MP for Southport and a member of the Public Accounts Committee, was speaking in an adjournment... [11 Oct 2007]
Gov blasted over budget-bloating IT projects
News Lib Dem shadow environment secretary, Chris Huhne, said the government "must get a grip on its finances". The Liberal Democrats have blasted the government for overspending on IT projects by more than £1bn in the last five years. [14 May 2007]
Treasury IT projects '17 years late'
News The Tories were quick to jump on the Lib Dem bandwagon, and Theresa Villiers, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said: "This is deeply embarrassing news for [Chancellor] Gordon Brown - the man who loves to boast about his government... [13 Oct 2006]
MPs probe £900m overspend on late submarines
News Adam Ingram, a minister for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), said on Monday that the CAD system chosen to design the submarines was not up to scratch, after Lib Dem Mike Hancock quizzed him over why there had been delays. [15 Mar 2006]
MPs knock EDS for CSA IT failures
News Lib Dem David Laws said the Inland Revenue would be more effective at collecting money than other departments because of its experience in the area. IT services firm EDS has come under fire once again for its involvement with Child Support Agency... [18 Jan 2006]
Lib Dems set sights on IR35
News PCG representatives, including deputy chairman Chris Woollacott, attended last week's Lib Dem conference to discuss how taxation policy impacts contractors. Contractors will have a chance during October to influence Liberal Democrat policy on the... [03 Oct 2005]
Politicians call for Tube mobile coverage review
News The Lib Dem members of the Greater London Assembly claim mobiles will pose a risk to the transport system as they can be used to detonate bombs remotely. The Lib Dems are also calling for the westward extension of the congestion charge to be... [28 Jul 2005]
Lib Dems accused of patent hypocrisy
News The UK Lib Dem's IT policy states that it plans to "support continued widespread innovation in software by resisting the wider application of patents in this area. It is very disappointing that Diana Wallis pushed the ALDE group to support... [24 Jun 2005]
ID cards - all our latest coverage
News Lib Dem manifesto hits out at ID cards Hundreds of millions [of pounds] can be saved by not introducing ID cards," say Lib Dems. The UK government's reintroduction of legislation for a national identity card is perhaps the biggest IT story of the... [26 May 2005]
Election '05: High-tech v doorstep canvassing
Comment It becomes obvious driving around the constituency that beyond the Lib Dem posters there has been very little activity from the Conservatives who pose the main opposition for the seat. The Liberal Democrat candidate Nick Clegg is accosted in the... [05 May 2005]
Election '05: The best of silicon.com's coverage
News Lib Dem manifesto hits out at ID cards Lib Dems turn to iPods to reach voters With election day upon us, silicon.com rounds up our top articles on the role IT plays in this year's General Election. First read our in-depth analysis of the bigger... [04 May 2005]
Election '05: High-tech campaigning targets key voters
Comment Mark Pack, Lib Dem online campaign manager, told silicon.com that the usefulness of Voter Vault is limited because the range of data available to political parties in the US is much greater than in the UK, owing to data protection laws. [27 Apr 2005]
Election '05: MPs' tech promises fall on deaf ears
News Richard Allan, the outgoing Lib Dem MP for Sheffield Hallam and one of very few tech-savvy politicians, told silicon.com: "It will be interesting to see who knows their way round a web server in the new batch of MPs that come in. [25 Apr 2005]
Leader: The web's election?
Leader And as for the Lib Dem effort, well, a colour scheme of white on a yellow background is unfortunate to say the least. Today we heard how people living in constituencies with a Labour MP are more likely to have broadband than any other. [25 Apr 2005]
Labour constituencies most switched on in the UK
News Only one of the 10 - Ynys Mon - is a Labour seat; three are Tory, two are Lib-Dem held and the remaining four are Plaid Cymru constituencies. Labour supporters are more likely to be switched on than their Tory counterparts, as new research has... [25 Apr 2005]
