Statement
In response to Conservative questions over former Cllr Gill Jenkins resignation, Shepway Lib Dem's Local Party Chair John Hughes said
4 May 2004
Save our green belt
The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Kennedy says Environment will be at the heart of Lib Dem June 10th election campaign
Tomorrow, at the 9.30 am launch in Cowley Street of his party's manifesto for the European elections on June 10th, Charles Kennedy, leader of the Liberal Democrats, will say:
4 May 2004
Tories sack Lib Dem Vice-Chair for highlighting lack of disabled access to County Council buildings
The SCC Lib Dem group's deputy leader Hazel Watson recently highlighted the inadequacy of access provision for disabled people to Surrey County Council buildings (see "Lib Dems get disabled access high on agenda", March 23rd 2004). The Tory administration running the County Council seem to be unhappy with being criticised for not taking action on this issue. Despite their claim to be an "Exemplar of Modern Democracy", they have removed Mrs Watson from her position as Vice-Chair of the relevant SCC Select Committee.
4 May 2004
Local Lib Dem MEP scores TOP on "Green" votes - beating the Green MEP
Baroness Emma Nicholson, Liberal Democrat MEP for the South East, has voted in a more environmentally friendly way on green issues than even the region's Green MEP, Caroline Lucas, according to a new website set up by Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and other 'green' bodies to scrutinise MEPs' voting. The 'EU Vote Watch' selects the ten most important environmental votes in the European Parliament since the last election in 1999, and outlines how each member voted.
3 May 2004
Epsom General Hospital - The Looming Crisis
The future of Epsom General Hospital in Dorking Road was due to be decided by NHS chiefs at a critical meeting on 17th June.
1 May 2004
Negative Conservatives Have No Alternative to Council Tax
Commenting on the lack of a viable alternative to Council Tax in the Conservatives' attack document against Labour, Edward Davey MP, Liberal Democrat Local Government spokesman, said: "The Conservative election campaign looks set to be entirely negative because they have no alternative policies to offer voters."With council tax set to be the dominant issue in council elections, it is astonishing that the Tories have no viable proposals to offer.
1 May 2004
