Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
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
Planning Matters
Planning Matters Spelthorne's Planning Committee has met 15 times since it was last appointed in May last year. Since then…. - One Conservative member (£3,900 p.a. allowances) has attended just one meeting
22 Apr 2011
Pothole Hit Squad Update: Over 1,200 potholes filled since January
The Pothole Hit Squads we launched in January have now surged past the 1,000 potholes repaired mark, with over 1,200 repairs undertaken. The teams not only do a high quality job, with repairs which last, but also allow us to get much more maintenance work done for local taxpayers' money thanks to the new, more efficient method of working. The hit squads, of which there are now four, have a 'hot box' on the back of their vehicle, meaning that they have a ready supply of hot tar with them while they mobile and out on the road. It means that the tar is at the ideal temperature when they actually carry out the works, and does not cool down on route from the depot, as was prone to happen in the past. It also means that the teams do not have to keep returning to the depot to pick up hot tar, and can stay out on the roads responding to calls swiftly and getting more potholes filled than ever before. The teams are also now working on Saturdays, spending more hours out on the roads and pavements carrying out vital rep
22 Apr 2011
Wiltshire council's bank holiday postcode lottery
The sun is shining, and across the county, Wiltshire residents are relaxing, perhaps hoping to enjoy a swim or a trip to the local gym. But thanks to the Conservative administration at the Council, it's a postcode lottery at Wiltshire's leisure centres.
22 Apr 2011
Council Tax Payers £374 Better Off Under Lib Dems
Typical Council Tax Payers in the Royal Borough could be £374 better off under Liberal Democrat Plans to freeze Council Tax than under Conservative Plans to increase Council Tax in line with inflation.
22 Apr 2011
Lib Dem Councillor jumps before he’s pushed
Councillor Abdul Rehman has resigned from the Liberal Democrat Groups on Blackburn with Darwen Council.
22 Apr 2011
Central Beds Must Rethink and Say No to Stewartby Incinerator after Covanta Shortlisting
Many local residents will have been shocked by the story in last week's Times an d Citizen, which revealed that the Conservatives in charge of Central Bedfordshire Council have shortlisted US waste giant Covanta's bid for a mammoth 600,000-tonne capacity incinerator near Stewartby amongst their potential long-term waste partners. There are 6 firms on their shortlist, which will be reduced further in the next few weeks. The Tories' move is the latest in a long campaign by the party in support of an incinerator at Rookery Pit near Stewartby. First, the former Conservative County Council pursued plans for its own incinerator there, and then Conservatives in Buckinghamshire previously selected Covanta's project as the preferred option for Bucks waste. Now Central Beds Conservatives could be about to give the biggest boost they possibly could to the appalling prospect of the incinerator being built. I am calling on the Conservatives to listen to the broad-based campaign of local residents, which even the local Con
21 Apr 2011