
Lib Dem Plans for Public Question Time
Liberal Democrat councillors have proposed a Motion to the borough council which, if successful, could allow residents to ask questions at "full" council meetings.
Liberal Democrat councillors have proposed a Motion to the borough council which, if successful, could allow residents to ask questions at "full" council meetings.
Waste and recycling services are suspended until the weather improves. It is as much the difficulties of the refuse vehicles to get around, as it is the problems for residents in putting their bins out and for the operatives to get to bins on "assisted" collections.
The Coalition Government's health plans are about freedom and accountability - and about closing the gap between rich and poor. "The NHS is a vital cornerstone of British society, but it desperately needs to be brought into the 21st century," says Liberal Democrat Health Minister, Paul Burstow MP.
Surrey County Council's Conservative Cabinet plans to make serious cuts in the free bus travel that Surrey residents aged over 60 currently enjoy.
Motorists who take risks by speeding through a new road scheme between junctions 9 and 10 of the M25 in Surrey face the prospect of fines and penalty points on their licences. Average speed cameras are now in operation on a 2.7 mile stretch of the motorway just East of junction 10 (A3 Wisley), where work has just started on an extension to the M25 variable speed limit.
With students protesting at increased tuition fees, it's important to understand what the proposals actually are.
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have pressed for more funding and action by the county council to prevent flooding since long before the floods of last winter.
Surrey County Council's Liberal Democrats have welcomed the decision by the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Glasgow to oppose expansion of Gatwick Airport.
Surrey County Council's Liberal Democrats are calling for more decision making powers and funding to be devolved from central government to the regions, counties, boroughs & districts and cities of England.
Today, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg unveiled a "manifesto for the next generation" launching the party's pre-manifesto, an 80-page document that will form the backbone of the party's 2015 election platform.
Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council wrote to the Secretary of State asking him to investigate the excessive increases in councillor allowances and the excessive number of special responsibility allowances pushed through by the Conservative administration at County Hall. She also asked him to check whether the Government's own regulations had been followed by the County Council.
The Liberal Democrats have called for Surrey County Council to improve the speed and quality of pothole repair in Surrey.