As this winter of discontent worsens to a winter of despair and the cost-of-living crisis deepens, the Liberal Democrats and Victoria Collins are calling on the Government to bring in an emergency ban on banks repossessing people's homes over the Christmas period and immediately bring in its long-promised ban on no-fault evictions.
Victoria Collins backs the Liberal Democrat plan to tackle Ambulances. "As our NHS continues to struggle, lives are at stake and the government must do more to tackle the issue of ambulance waiting times holistically. That's why I'm backing our Health Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper, and her 5-point winter plan for ambulances"
A year ago South West Herts resident and Liberal Democrat MEP Sharon Bowles was appointed Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, Europe's top committee responsible for the regulation of financial services. At the time Sharon was tipped by the Financial Times to become one of the most powerful people in European finance. Since then her reputation for fairness and impartiality and her outstanding ability to master and analyse complex briefs has propelled her to the centre of international affairs.
People in outlying areas of the County, such as Tring, Berkhamsted and Bovingdon, fear that the Police Authority's cash problems will mean lower levels of policing. After the recent armed raid on Tesco, Tring is especially worried. As local Liberal Democrat Councillor Denise Rance put it, "There was no police presence in Tring at the time of the Tesco raid and officers had to come in from other areas. This is wrong and I believe we are very vulnerable."
Every day hundreds commute by train from Tring and beyond, paying over £4,000 a year for the privilege. But with recent cancellations and poor service it's just not value for money! Recent performance figures have put London Midland right down at the bottom of the UK rail operator league table.
Commuters returning to Berkhamsted on 30th March were encouraged by the Tring and Berkhamsted Liberal Democrats who staged a protest against poor rail services and the high charges for travel and parking.