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Press release on the Autumn Statement.

Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget

Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

HS2 Attracts Controversy and Argument as Cheaper and Cost-Effective Schemes like East-West Rail are Ignored

HS2 could make an important contribution to the UK economy and to rail communications generally, perhaps with more realistic technical specifications - and especially with a lowering of the maximum design speed. There is a risk of course that it will just suck more jobs, businesses and prosperity out of the Midlands and engender a new breed of "super-commuters". Meanwile other projects suffer and there is a developing case for building HS3, an express cross-Pennine railway, independently. This would be cheaper and could provide significant regional development with less risk and greater cost-effectiveness.

HS2 Attracts Controversy and Argument as Cheaper and Cost-Effective Schemes like East-West Rail are Ignored

HS2 could make an important contribution to the UK economy and to rail communications generally, perhaps with more realistic technical specifications - and especially with a lowering of the maximum design speed. There is a risk of course that it will just suck more jobs, businesses and prosperity out of the Midlands and engender a new breed of "super-commuters". Meanwile other projects suffer and there is a developing case for building HS3, an express cross-Pennine railway, independently. This would be cheaper and could provide significant regional development with less risk and greater cost-effectiveness.

Eric Mahmood Syddique 1936 - 2020

  We are sad to announce the death, at home in Eynsford, of Eric Syddique, the longest serving councillor for the village, and...

Free Legal Advice for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

Liberal Democrats call on Council to improve pedestrian equality

 Cllr Paul Alexnder with one of the chicane barriers which currently restrict access by people using wheelchairs and scooters.  ...

Former council leader urged to apologise over Marketing Gloucester failures

Councillors are demanding that the former leader of Gloucester City Council apologise for the Marketing Gloucester debacle. The Liberal Democrats have tabled a motion to the city council calling on Councillor Paul James to apologise after the arms length organisation was bailed out to the tune of £240,000. The city council had to give Marketing Gloucester, which was responsible for promoting Gloucester and running events, the money for it to stay financially solvent. Councillor Paul James, who stood down as leader of the council in November last year, resigned as chair of the Marketing Gloucester board in May. Councillor Jeremy Hilton, leader of Gloucester Liberal Democrats, said: "Councillor Paul James was chair of the board for eight years, which had oversight of Marketing Gloucester when it racked up this huge overspend. "It's clear the board did not properly take a grip of expenditure and allowed things to get out of control. "Councillor James, as chair, should have had better control over the governance