News - Mid Suffolk Liberal Democrats

False Claims By Surrey Tories

Surrey County Council Conservatives' claims that extra funding has been put into education, social services and road maintenance by sweeping cuts in administration and bureaucracy could be described politely as misleading or perhaps more accurately as downright lies, according to Councillor Janet Maines, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council. Most of the extra funding in the budget has come either from the government or from prudential borrowing says Mrs Maines.

18 Feb 2004

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Cllr Gill Jenkins to step down

The District Councillor for East Ward, Gill Jenkins has announced that she is resigning, with immediate effect, from the District Council.

17 Feb 2004

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charles kennedy with the shepway lib dem team

New poll boosts Lib Dem hopes in Shepway

The latest Populus Opinion Poll in The Times shows that the Lib Dems are gaining ground on Michael Howard's Conservative party. The poll showed the Lib Dems up 7% to 24%, while the Tories fell 4% to 31%. Labour also fell 4%.

16 Feb 2004

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Liberal Democrat Councillor Chris Thayne

Lib Dems call for more help for school governors

Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson Cllr. Chris Thayne has called on the authority to provide more guidance to school governors to help them monitor their schools progress more effectively.

15 Feb 2004

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Michael Carr, Rossendale & Darwen Parliamentary Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats

Council Tax on the way out ?

Reports coming out of the government suggest that the days of the Council Tax are numbered and the Liberal Democrat Alternative of Local Income Tax is being seriously considered, according to Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, Michael Carr.

15 Feb 2004

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Lib Dem Deputy Leader Cllr. David Foster

Lib Dems oppose "back to the Poll Tax" move by Tories

Local Liberal Democrats have condemned Conservative moves to go back to the hated Poll Tax.

14 Feb 2004

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