RBWM Finances- The Facts
Social media and tabloid rags got you in a spin? Sort the fact from the fiction with a closer look at the background to the shocking financial situation in RBWM- and the Lib Dem plan for fixing the mess.
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?
Social media and tabloid rags got you in a spin? Sort the fact from the fiction with a closer look at the background to the shocking financial situation in RBWM- and the Lib Dem plan for fixing the mess.
Responding to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper ruling out any plans for Labour to negotiate a youth mobility scheme with the EU during an interview with Trevor Phillips this morning, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Calum Miller MP said:
Scottish Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence I was delighted to attend the launch of the new Scottish Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence funded by Brain Tumour Research and the Beatson Cancer Charity
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to order an official analysis on the economic benefits of a UK-EU customs union, ahead of March’s Spring Statement.
Scottish Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment that would rename the SNP’s National Care Service Bill in a bid to “erase the last traces of this ministerial power grab for good”.
Scottish Liberal Democrats have secured the short-term future for the Corseford College, Scotland’s only complex needs college, which was threatened with closure. This had been met with delight by the local Lib Dems in Renfrewshire.