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?
Figures obtained by Newcastle East Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone identifies that annual Government spending on mass-media advertising has increased by nearly ten times the rate of inflation over the last year.
With polls open until 10pm tonight, don't forget to vote in today's crucial local and European elections. The Liberal Democrats are fighting to win seats in urban and rural areas across the Borough in the important elections for the new unitary Bedford Borough Council, which faces the task of turning around many years of high-taxing Tory failure on the County Council. Meanwhile, the issues the Lib Dems have been fighting on in the European elections include action to tackle cross-border crime and terrorism and climate change. Make your vote count in today's two vital elections!
For those who have not seen the results and bearing in mind some of our County Seats cross borders with neighbouring constituencies the following results are very interesting. I have 'averaged' where seats are 2 member.
With fewer than 24 hours to go before polls open for crucial local and European elections, the Liberal Democrats are urging local residents to use their vote tomorrow. Elections to the new unitary Bedford Borough Council and for the Eastern Region's seven MEPs are taking place, and the Liberal Democrats are pressing for success by fighting on the issues that matter to local residents. Polls are open between 7am and 10pm tomorrow.
Popular campaigning councillor Janet Whitehouse is the best person to stand up for our area on Essex County Council.
Global warming is a lie, homosexuality is a "pathology" and Europe is becoming a "neo-totalitarian" regime, according to one of David Cameron's new European allies.