Liberal Democrats will make Britain a Fairer place
Dr Peter Hirst, Parliamentary Candidate for Congleton puts fairness at the heart of the Liberal Democrat campaign
Dr Peter Hirst, Parliamentary Candidate for Congleton puts fairness at the heart of the Liberal Democrat campaign
Dr Peter Hirst, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Congleton is pleased Cheshire East Council has at long last seen sense and decided to reconsider its plans to implement car parking charges throughout the Borough.
Congleton's would-be Liberal Democrat MP Dr Peter Hirst has condemned Cheshire East Council's proposals to close the Council's One-Stop Shops - which provide vital personal advice and information to local residents in Alsager, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, Middlewich, Poynton and Wilmslow. The Tory-run Council wants residents to seek the advice and information they need from local libraries instead. Dr Hirst warns that a recession is not a good time for such "rationalisation," which would disproportionately hit vulnerable people.
Responding to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics that show an estimated 2 million pensioners in the UK are living in poverty, Dr Peter Hirst, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Congleton said,