News - Mid Suffolk Liberal Democrats

Councillor Hobhouse acknowledges 100 years of female councillors

Councillor Wera Hobhouse is calling for more women to get involved in politics. Councillor Hobhouse was speaking on the 100th anniversary of the election of female councillors - women councillors were first elected in this country at the elections in early November 1907, following the Qualification of Women Act. They started taking office at the first meetings of the new councils, 100 years ago this week. It took another 21 years before women got the same voting rights as men, in 1928.

6 Nov 2007

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Rowen praises prompt pay outs

Rochdale MP Paul Rowen, has praised the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for they way they dealt with the Streetcred collapse in Rochdale. The FSCS promptly swung into action as soon as the announcement was made. 3,000 customers in Rochdale were affected but many of these have now or about to received their savings.

6 Nov 2007

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Cllr Charles Royden with Kimbolton Road Phone Mast

Phoney mast fails to trick Brickhill residents

T-Mobile are seeking retrospective planning permission for a telephone mast in Kimbolton Road which is bigger than they had permission to erect and which they have put up in the wrong place. The mast was refused planning permission by the Borough Council but allowed on appeal by a government inspector. However T Mobile have put the mast in the wrong place, in spite of being repeatedly warned even when they were erecting the mast that they were about 2 metres out.

5 Nov 2007

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Hill farmers could be short changed yet again

Local MP Tim Farron has today been made aware of yet more evidence of maladministration at DEFRA concerning under-payment of the Hill Farm Allowance top-up, announced last month by Secretary of State Hilary Benn. Mr Benn announced that around £12m had been set aside to assist farmers who had lost out as a result of the foot and mouth outbreak this year. For HFA recipients, this top-up had been earmarked as 32% of their HFA payment. However Tim Farron has learned that one farmer who has been underpaid in his HFA payment would receive 32% of their incorrect payment, rather than 32% of the higher sum.

5 Nov 2007

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Government ID scheme already unravelling

Gordon Brown has demanded a review of the technology behind the proposed new ID cards, prompting opponents to warn that the £5.3bn ID cards scheme could be hit by the same problems that engulfed other Government IT projects.

5 Nov 2007

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One year on and pollution still threatens Scarborough

LIBERAL Democrats in Scarborough have given the government one out of ten for their environmental record and have warned that local residents will suffer from more extreme weather if action is not taken to tackle pollution.

5 Nov 2007

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