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.
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
"New council: Same Old Tories": that's the conclusion many reached on Wednesday night as Shepway's newly appointed Council Leader Tory Robert Bliss announced an increase in the size of the Shepway Cabinet from 7 to 10. That move will put around £25,000 a year into the pockets of Conservative Councillors - a total of around £100,000 in the next four years.
Commenting on the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill being debated in the House of Commons today, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield said:
Liberal Democrats in Dundee have hit out at the Labour government's failure to listen to the concerns of people in Dundee over post office closures.
Twelve post offices have been closed in the Devizes Constituency since 1999 leaving only thirty-three to serve local residents. This poor state of service reflects the national situation caused by the lack of support from both Conservative and Labour governments.
Lib Dem Knighton Councillor Gary Hunt has become the City's first Liberal Democrat Lord Mayor.
Commenting to the Essex Chronicle, Lib Dem Stephen Robinson has described the Tony Blair era as '10 years of wasted chances.' Things *could* only get better, after the disastrous Conservative years. Money did go to schools and hospitals; but things are not much better - because Labour (and the Conservatives) want central control; they trust Whitehall not Town Hall or local people.
