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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
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Spelthorne secret planning decision

New Staines Waterfront development agreed "in secret"

Many councillors were left in the dark Spelthorne Liberal Democrats have major concerns about Spelthorne Borough Council's announcement regarding the plan to develop the Bridge Street Car Park and Hanover House site as a Hotel-led mix use development. The Council has announced that, following a competitive tendering process, the Arora Group have been awarded the development contract. The procurement approach and the outcome were unanimously approved with minimal discussion by the ruling Party Cabinet. It would appear that very few, if any, other Councillors outside the Cabinet had been involved, so were unaware of just how advanced this proposal was and that the process was now completed.

8 Jun 2020
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Martin Kyrle

Fifty Years of paid Focus

This year marks 50 years since the party first published a circular entirely funded by advertising. Focus is a well-established and integral part of Liberal Democrat activity, but the prototype was called AD-LIB: AD for the adverts and LIB for the party publishing it. In the spring of 1970, Martin Kyrle was Agent in Chandler's Ford in Eastleigh, where for the first time the Liberals were seriously challenging for a council seat. He wanted to campaign outside the customary month prior to the local elections, but how could this be funded? Here's how. Martin received the President's award at the Brighton conference in 2018.

8 Jun 2020
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