Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Government Underfunding Risks Significant Council Tax Rise Warn Liberal Democrats
Essex County Council Liberal Democrats leader Tom Smith-Hughes has warned that the council could be faced with the difficult choice of a significant rise in council tax and being capped, or cutting crucial services such as social care, children's services, waste management and transport.
4 Dec 2005
Lib Dems support climate change action day
Scarborough and Whitby Liberal Democrats are supporting the Climate Change Action Day with a stall in Scarborough Town Centre on Saturday 3 December. The Climate Change Action Day has been called to lobby world leaders who are meeting in Montreal to consider next steps following the expiry of the Kyoto Agreement on CO2 emissions.
3 Dec 2005
Council Rubbish: Shepway Lib Dems uncover £500,000 loss on recycling
Questions asked by the Lib Dems to Tory run Shepway Council have revealed that the new recycling scheme has broken its budget by more than £500,000. The majority of the losses are due to the withdrawal of the collection vehicles and reduced income from the recycling being collected together rather than separated at kerbside.
3 Dec 2005
EU budget deal must lead to CAP reform - Cable
Commenting on the Prime Minister's attempts to broker a budget deal at the EU conference in Hungary, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable MP said "The bottom line is that any deal must involve reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as the Government have promised."
2 Dec 2005
Sharon Bowles MEP visits Epsom
Sharon Bowles MEP was the guest speaker at Epsom & Ewell Lib Dems AGM, held recently at the Phoenix Club in Epsom. Sharon succeeded Chris Huhne MP when he stood down as an MEP on being elected to the Westminster parliament. She arrived directly from Strasbourg, where the European Parliament's rotating sessions had been held that week, and regaled members with her accounts of the reality of life in the European goldfish bowl.
2 Dec 2005
New Chair for local Lib Dems
At our annual general meeting, Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats unanimously elected Tim Murphy as our new constituency Chair. He replaces Steve Dixon who has worked hard for the party over the last five years.
2 Dec 2005