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?
Conservative Leader David Cameron has said the NHS is safe his hands as he brought the Conservative conference to an end this afternoon. He accused Labour of mismanaging the health service and said he would be taking to the streets with a campaign to stop the cuts.
Conservative Leader David Cameron has said the NHS is safe his hands as he brought the Conservative conference to an end this afternoon. He accused Labour of mismanaging the health service and said he would be taking to the streets with a campaign to stop the cuts.
Wolverhampton's Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament, Liz Lynne, a long-time campaigner against human trafficking, has welcomed the opening of the new UK Human Trafficking Centre as an important step forward in the fight to stamp out the trade. Speaking from Brussels, Liz said "The evil practice of trafficking has proved to be highly organised and entrenched so I am very glad we now have a dedicated centre that can centralise intelligence and co-ordinate future operations"
Here is a round up of news stories from your Epping Liberal Democrat Focus Team:
Sue Doughty, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Guildford and Professor Steve Webb MP, the Liberal Democrat front bench spokesman on health visited the Royal Surrey County Hospital yesterday and then addressed a packed hall of local people.
"After this week, the Conservatives are no closer to putting forward a serious policy agenda to the people of Britain. On the NHS, we need to remember that health spending actually fell in the last year the Tories were in power and that at the general election, David Cameron supported the introduction of a 'patient passport' to encourage people to opt out of the NHS. What this week has shown is that the Conservatives remain vacuous, about spin rather than substance, and are becoming more divided and confused by the day." Norman Lamb MP, Lib Dem Shadow Health Minister
