Surrey Highways are currently not repairing street lights except in the most urgent cases. A new PFI street lighting contract is expected to start early next year, which will involve replacing 80% of the existing lamp columns, so they are not spending money on repairing columns that will be replaced.
Barnet Lib Dems have reacted angrily to news that the concessionary fares scheme in London will be cut by £29m this coming year.
Commenting on Michael Gove's speech on Tory education aims, Liberal Democrat Shadow Schools Secretary, David Laws said:
Quantitative Easing decision shows Bank thinks economy far from recovery - Cable
Shameful to leave thousands of disabled students struggling - Lord Addington
Today David Chappell was asked to address Suffolk businessmen at a Grant Thornton Business Breakfast. Below is his speech