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?
The Liberal Democrats are using an online organising tool similar to MeetUp.com - which was made famous by Howard Dean's Presidential campaign - to organise environmental campaigning across the UK.
Commenting on the Sentencing Advisory Panel's consultation paper on shoplifting, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Mark Hunter MP said:
News that 37 Labour Party members in Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett's constituency have quit the party and joined to the Liberal Democrats in protest at her handling of the Middle East crisis has led to Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Saturday 26th August) to make clear that New Labour is in "total meltdown."
The term 'asthma' should be abolished because it is incorrect and misleading, claims a leading medical journal.
Cash-strapped Conservatives at Essex County Council have agreed to go ahead with their plans to turn off street lights at midnight across Essex in a bid to put a lid on rising electricity costs. People enjoying a night out will have to keep their wits about them when they find themselves plunged into darkness on their journey home.
John Leech, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington, will launch the 'Stop Homophobic Bullying' Petition in the North West, tomorrow afternoon, (Saturday 26th August 2006) at 4.15pm at the Lib Dem Stall in the Lifestyle Expo area at Manchester LGBT Pride.
