At today's Full Council meeting at Surrey County Council, the Liberal Democrat group pushed through a call for urgent action to improve the County's highways drainage in the face of increased rainfall due to climate change.
Following last week's call to delay the introduction of 14-19 Diplomas, six more witnesses gave pessimistic evidence to the Education and Skills Select Committee yesterday evening. Paul Holmes MP, Liberal Democrat member of the Committee, commented:
Conservatives at Essex County Council have announced an above inflation hike in council tax paid to the county council for financial year 2007/08. Residents in Essex will see an increase of 4.5% combined with whatever increase their borough/district council and Essex police and fire authorities propose.
Today the Liberal Democrats have launched a nationwide campaign to cut crime. At the centre of the campaign are the party's Five Steps to a Safer Britain. This campaign has been launched because public fears and concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour remain very high. Even in low crime areas, many people are worried about their safety, often thanks to sensationalist reporting in the media and breathless rhetoric from government ministers.
Liberal Democrats on Suffolk County Council today called in the decision of the Conservative Cabinet to buy in older people's day care services from the independent and private sector to Full Council for proper debate.
Marking the start of their "We Can Cut Crime" campaign, Devon and Cornwall's Liberal Democrat MPs have tabled a Parliamentary motion, criticising the Government for its lack of support given to the region's police force.