Hinckley and Bosworth Liberal Democrats slam government secrecy
A leading Hinckley and Bosworth Liberal Democrat has slammed the government for refusing to publish Cabinet minutes relating to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
25 Feb 2009
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?
Lib Dems say more sport needed in schools
One of the topics debated at this weekend's Liberal Democrat Regional Conference in Bradford was the need for more sport in schools to combat childhood obesity. The debate, chaired by Scarborough and Whitby PPC Tania Exley-Moore, produced some heated discussion about how the Labour Government have failed children in this country. Delgates argued that the main failure in Labour's approach to education was that millions of children left primary school failing to achieve basic levels of literacy and numeracy. It was felt that this was a direct result of the narrowing of the national curriculum and the over-emphasis on testing.
25 Feb 2009
New Focus for St. Peter's Ward
St Peter's Ward Focus Team. led by Zahid Shah, are delivering their latest Focus leaflet across the Ward. The Focus concentrates on the way in which local residents have been let down by Labour and illustrates it with examples of fly tipping, graffiti, vandalism and drug taking in an abandoned former school building. Local Labour councillors have taken no action to sort things out.
25 Feb 2009
4.5%
The Labour council leader has been boosting in the local press about his party voting through a 4.5% increase in Council Tax rather than a 4.9% at this evenings Council meeting.
25 Feb 2009
Taxing times
All good things must come to an end. I have returned from holiday. I had requested the Council Officers not to deliver any papers during my absence, so I had no idea what would be in store yesterday evening.
CJC
24 Feb 2009
Congratulations to Nick and Miriam!
Brentwood & Ongar Liberal Democrats send their congratulations to party leader Nick Clegg and his wife Miriam.
24 Feb 2009