Liberal Democrats launch new housing policy
Charles Kennedy MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, yesterday launched his Party's new housing policy, which aims to provide 100,000 affordable dwellings through a new Mutual Homes scheme.
25 Feb 2005
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?
Pensioners convention addressed by David Jack
I would like to start today by giving you some honesty about myself.
DJ
25 Feb 2005
Local County Councillor Calls For County Council To Give Local Pedestrians A Fair Deal
Epping and Theydon Bois Liberal Democrat County Councillor Janet Whitehouse spoke out about Conservative County Councillors' failure to give adequate resources to pedestrians at Essex County Council's budget meeting on Tuesday (15 February).
25 Feb 2005
Minister replies with 'propaganda' to Leicester MP question... and gets told off by speaker
In an extraordinary scene on Tuesday, the Secretary of State for Health was warned by the Speaker of the House, to desist from raising 'propaganda issues' when replying to other Members questions. Business of the House of Commons came to halt during Oral Health Questions, when the Minister failed to answer a question put to him by Parmjit Singh Gill, Member of Parliament for Leicester South. The Minister was cut off by the Speaker and forced to sit down when he continued to list unrelated statistics.
24 Feb 2005
Tory pay rise defeated by Lib Dems
At last night's full Council meeting, Shepway's Lib Dem Group proposed an amendment to the Council's budget.
24 Feb 2005
Papers missing in the postal vote fraud case
Two bundles of witness statements have disappeared from the High Court's postal vote fraud case in Birmingham. This is the latest twist to the case which dates from last June's local elections in Bordesley Green in Birmingham. Judge Mawrey stated this morning "Overnight, two bundles have disappeared and gone missing", he further asked for their return saying "I hope that nobody attending court has helped themselves tot eh court documents. If anybody has inadvertently taken the copies, would they return them"
24 Feb 2005
