Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Shadow Home Secretary, this week launched a 20 point plan to reverse the government's progressive invasion of individual freedom and privacy. Both Labour and conservative governments have progressively attacked and undermined the rights of the individual citizen and now the Liberal Democrats have published a "Freedom Bill". This draft legislation will detail twenty measures including:
The local Lib Dem Team has taken part in a walkabout around Hazlerigg with council staff and local residents.
Christmas bonus payments for 1,637 elderly people in Hinckley and Bosworth to help with winter fuel bills will not be paid until nearly Easter, warns a leading local Liberal Democrat.
Christmas bonus payments for 2079 elderly people in Scarborough and Whitby to help with winter fuel bills will not be paid until nearly Easter, warns a leading local Liberal Democrat.
Soaring energy bills have left an estimated 6,650 households in Wolverhampton South West in fuel poverty1 this winter, according to new figures highlighted by the Liberal Democrats.
For years the turning circle at the end of a small side street cul-de sac called Gibbons Grove would flood every time there was heavy rain.The main problem seems to be that the existing drain gully is located at the highest point in the circle and so is ineffective. Now, thanks to the campaigning and hard work of the Liberal Democrat Councillors these flooding problems may soon be a thing of the past. Liberal Democrat Councillors have been petitioning Wolverhampton Council's Transport and Regeneration Division for repairs to Gibbons Grove. Thanks to their persistence the work to put in additional gullies will be taking place in March.