There has been much talk of the need to cut carbon emissions to reduce global warming. However, little thought has been given to what will happen when oil production starts to decline, let alone run out. At their AGM, Chelmsford Lib Dems heard a wide-ranging presentation on the topic, warning of world-wide economic decline. The presentation can be downloaded from the Chelmsford Lib Dem website.
The Conservative County Council had been heavily criticized by the Commission for Social Care Inspection for the poor quality of its adult social services. The officially rating is that Cambridgeshire is only serving "some" people well (a rating of only one star), and, damningly, that the prospects for improvement are "uncertain", for the second year in a row. No Council in the entire Country is now rated lower than Cambridgeshire for Adult Social Care.
Liberal Democrats have called for an urgent review of the county's floundering Supporting People programme. The Tory led County Council has been savaged by the Audit Commission in a hard hitting report.
Liberal Democrats on Folkestone Town Council have proposed additional spending for cleaner streets for Folkestone AND a Zero percent rise in Council Tax for next year. The proposal, which would have seen Council cash reserves rise more slowly in 2007-2008, was voted down by Councillors of all other groups.
Following the meeting in the Commons today with the Health Secretary, Rt. Hon Patricia Hewitt MP, Cornish MPs, Andrew George, Julia Goldsworthy and Dan Rogerson reported that the current strategic review of hospital services in Cornwall would need to be closely monitored.
A majority of the county council backed a Lib Dem motion yesterday condemning the decision not to proceed with a superhospital in the Welwyn Hatfield area.