County Hall Fiasco
When the Conservative administration at Surrey County Council took an axe to its Emergency Planning Department (as part of a major review), the 11 staff were reduced to just 7, but it gets worse ...
22 Feb 2008
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Budget Response from Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Opposition, Cllr Jonathan Lees, has issued the following press statement against the borough council's increase in council tax of 4.5%.
22 Feb 2008
Declining value of Winter Fuel Payment leaves pensioners in the cold
The Liberal Democrats have published figures showing Winter Fuel Payment now only pays for a quarter of a pensioner's fuel bills. While the amount of the Payment has been frozen at £200 for five years, fuel bills and the profits of energy companies have both risen. This has resulted in the value of the Payments halving.
22 Feb 2008
Government database on children should be scrapped!
The Liberal Democrats have repeated their call for the government database containing details on every child in the UK to be scrapped, following the publication today of an independent review into its security. Information about every child's name, address, their parents or guardians, as well as contact details for each government service they use, was going to be added to the ContactPoint database. The accountants' report says the database could never be secure. Lib Dems have attacked the Government for refusing to publish the full report.
22 Feb 2008
Rising star quizzes Lib Dem Leader
Rising star of Rochdale Liberal Democrats Atifa Shah from Deeplish last night put Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg MP on the spot over plans for young people. Atifa, 20, the former Youth Member of Parliament for the Borough impressed all. She was speaking in front of over 300 party members including several MPs including Paul Rowen and Councillors and members from across Rochdale.
22 Feb 2008
HOLMES WELCOMES BOOTS BREAST CANCER CARE SERVICES TO CHESTERFIELD
On 27 February 2008 a Boots store will host Breast Cancer Care's services for the first time in a bid to bring support for people affected by breast cancer to the high street.
22 Feb 2008