Dentists left in the dark as government fails to assess impact of NICs hikes
The Liberal Democrats have revealed that the government made no assessment of its recent tax hike on NHS dentists.
21 Nov 2024
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?
Farming & Food
The Family Farm Tax explained
What the Government is doing, and why we're opposing it.
LD
21 Nov 2024
Orcadian Column
Orcadian Column, 21 November 2024
“Never pick a fight with a profession that appears in a children’s book”. Such was the advice famously issued by The Economist some years back. In truth, most administrations have honoured it more in the breach.
21 Nov 2024
Tragic case raised at PMQs as Shropshire MP highlights NHS waiting times
MP Helen Morgan raised a shocking story of a cancer sufferer’s five-month wait for a scan result as she challenged the Labour government over Shropshire’s health delays.
21 Nov 2024
Cole-Hamilton comments on Audit Scotland report
Responding to the embargoed report by Audit Scotland that the Scottish Government’s reliance on ‘short-term decisions’ will mean ‘public services will come under further threat,’ and notes the government’s ‘lack of transparency with the Scottish Parliamen
21 Nov 2024
Health survey reveals impact of Long Covid on Scots
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said the SNP’s response to Long Covid has been ‘almost non-existent’ despite sufferers telling a government health survey about the toll it was taking on their lives.
21 Nov 2024