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.
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Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
The Air Ambulance and coastguard network could not cope in the event of major city centre flood, says Liz Lynne, as most military helicopters are abroad.
Penn Ward Liberal Democrat June Hemsley said "There is not enough public awareness of the extent to which child abuse and neglect occurs in the UK, or of what can be done to help resolve it. The current child protection system is unfair on children and families."
Plans to develop Hinckley's town centre have been showcased at the Liberal Democrats conference.
The Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg has slated Barnet Council's plans to use a budget airline system as "misguided".
In a major debate Liberal Democrats today discussed the "A Fresh Start for Britain: Choosing a Different, Better Future".
Having just returned from the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth to attend an important Borough Council Planning meeting, Parliamentary Spokesman Cllr David Kendall draws out some of the key points from Vince Cable's speech on the state of the economy and highlights some of the key measures the Liberal Democrats would introduce regarding taxation.