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?
Roads and footpaths in Essex are amongst the worst in the country- and that's official. A report presented to the Essex County Council cabinet shows that the condition of roads and footpaths across the county are in the bottom section of the government's targets for performance.
As the Liberal Democrat campaign continues to gather momentum in North Wiltshire the Conservatives have shown their desperation by releasing a negative leaflet. Claiming to give examples of various tax increases that would ensue should a Liberal Democrat government be returned on 5th May the leaflet represents a typical Tory bid to make the election about negative issues.
The Times ran a front page story today which reports on the different messages on immigration being sent out to white and Asian voters by Humphrey Malins, the Tory candidate in Woking, in the conservative party election leaflets.
West Chelmsford Lib Dem Candidate Stephen Robinson says, " I welcome the newly-released Lib Dem policy for women aimed at working across the board to end the ongoing discrimination against women."
Liberal Democrats have expressed disgust at a Conservative newspaper advert that appeared in this week's "Folkestone Herald", in which asylum seekers are falsely blamed for soaring Council Tax bills in Kent.
The University of Wolverhampton Student's Union yesterday held a Question Time session for the Wolverhampton South West Candidates yesterday. The Question Time lasted for two hours and covered a number of issues - from Student related issues such as Tuition Fees to other issues such as inward investment to Wolverhampton and international affairs.
