Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Waging war requires analysis, not just an act of faith - Campbell
Responding to the Prime Minister's comments in his interview with Michael Parkinson, Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said "Going to war isn't just an act of faith; it requires rigorous analysis of the legality of doing so, the likelihood of success, the number of possible casualties, and the long term consequences.
3 Mar 2006
Closing youth clubs would be a cut too far
Pauline Searle Liberal Democrat County Councillor for Guildford North and Borough Councillor for Stoughton added her concerns to those already expressed in the Surrey Advertiser about Surrey County Council's 'Business Development Review' (BDR) plans to save £50 million, which will see many youth clubs close or merge across the County.
3 Mar 2006
Fighting the closure of the YoYo Youth Centre
The threat to the YoYo Drop-in Centre for young people in Epsom Town centre was discussed at the recent meeting of SCC's Epsom & Ewell Local Committee. They unanimously passed a motion proposed by Cllr Colin Taylor calling upon SCC's Executive to re-consider their BDR review's proposal in the light of possible alterations to the facilities at the Lintons Youth Centre.
3 Mar 2006
Cuts in Surrey County Council services opposed.
As well as Libraries and Youth Clubs, other Surrey County Council services threatened by the Tory BDR proposals include the Surrey History Centre, where the reduction in funding may seriously affect the quality of the service, and Surrey County Arts, which currently provides 278,000 music lessons annually. Proposals include increased tuition fees, even though tuition fees in Surrey are already 30% higher than the national average whereas some 42% of local authorities do not charge any tuition fees.
3 Mar 2006
Auriol/Mead school field victory
Tory plans to sell off part of the site of two local schools, The Mead Infant and Auriol Junior, have been stopped by the Department for Education. Conservative-controlled Surrey County Council had intended to help fund renovations and new buildings needed at the schools to replace old temporary classrooms by selling part of the playground at The Mead and part of the school field at Auriol for housing development.
3 Mar 2006
Stones Road 'tunnel' saved
The old "tunnel" or "subway" alongside the railway footbridge linking Stones Road to the Longmead Estate and Miles Road has been saved for future use when the footbridge reaches the end of its safe life. The railway arch forming the subway, which was installed in 1859 when the railway line was built, has been closed since 1911 and was about to be filled in permanently by Network Rail. However SCC's local committee in Epsom & Ewell has accepted the recommendation from SCC's structural engineers to strengthen it instead.
3 Mar 2006