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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
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.
14 Sep 2022
Green Belt Fight Won
The new Labour administration at the council were proposing to build the houses next to the Gosforth Wildlife Reserve. Councillor Peter Leggott said, "This is fantastic news for everyone in our city. Having just become a granddad for the first time last year I am delighted that the reserve will be preserved for the future."
28 Feb 2012
Wiltshire Liberal Democrats' alternative Council Budget.
The Lib Dem budget proposals were focused on rebuilding local communities in Wiltshire. The Conservative Administration on Wiltshire Council has taken decisions since 2009 which are divorced from the needs and wants of local communities. Wiltshire Lib Dems want to reverse that, putting jobs back onto the High Streets.
28 Feb 2012
Bringing Bedford Park Café Back into Use
A number of residents have contacted me in recent times to ask if and when the Bedford Park Café building will be brought into use as a café, and my response to date has always been that I have authorised the necessary work there and hope to see it operating as soon as possible. That's why I'm very pleased that after essential safety and refurbishment work, I'm now able to say that the building is almost ready for full use as a cafe and the Council is advertising for potential operators to come forward and tender for the contract.
28 Feb 2012
Conservatives vote to hide their actions
In today's Budget meeting, Conservative Councillors voted to stop their votes being recorded, preventing the public from knowing how their local Councillor has voted.
28 Feb 2012
Conservatives say No to 1 hours free parking
Conservative Councillors today voted against the Lib Dem proposal for one hour's free car parking across Wiltshire.
28 Feb 2012
Ludford: Liberals in Europe key group for LGBT rights
Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford has expressed disappointment at the defeat of a key paragraph in a European Parliament committee vote on a report on EU citizens' rights. This paragraph demanded full freedom of movement with legal rights for same-sex couples and an end to Member States' obstruction of a 2004 EU law meant to achieve this.
SLMEP
28 Feb 2012