Over £100 million a day interest - it has to stop
Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has written to party members ahead of today's Comprehensive Spending Review.
20 Oct 2010
News
Epsom and Ewell News
South East MEP calls on UK Government to opt-in to EU's anti-trafficking directive
To mark the UK's first Anti-Slavery Day on Monday, Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who represents South East England at the European Parliament, called on the UK Government to opt-in to the EU's anti-trafficking directive.
27 Oct 2010
Ofsted critical of Surrey's 'Adequate' Children's Services
Ofsted has given Surrey County Council an overall grade of 'adequate' for safeguarding children and for looked after children, following its unannounced inspection of Children's Social Services.
22 Oct 2010
"The Truth About Trafficking" exposed by Catherine Bearder MEP
To mark EU anti-trafficking day and UK anti-slavery day, Lib Dem MEP for South-East England Catherine Bearder, hosted a special event called "The Truth About Trafficking", along with the University of Oxford's European Affairs Society. Invited speakers included Superintendent Bernie Gravett of the Metropolitan Police and Julia Immonen of Sky Sports.
21 Oct 2010
Lib Dem Priorities Delivered by Coalition Government
Today, within the Strategic Defence Review, the Coalition Government announced that there will be no final decision on the like-for-like replacement of Trident during this parliament. This is a significant victory for Lib Dem campaigners and a fantastic example of what our Ministers can and do achieve in government.
19 Oct 2010
The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) is on its way
Each day since the General Election the Coalition Government has had to borrow an extra £400 million. That's because for every £300 coming in the government is spending £400.
18 Oct 2010
Surrey County Council News
Lib Dem success: Surrey Tories forced to spill the beans on cycling
Questioning of the Conservative run Cabinet of Surrey County Council by Hazel Watson, the Leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition on Surrey County Council, has successfully forced the Conservative Leader to spill the beans about deals struck behind closed doors and payments made for cycling events in Surrey.
27 Nov 2013
Lib Dems say spill the beans on cycling events
Following revelations that the Conservative run cabinet of Surrey County Council made decisions in private about the Prudential RideLondon Surrey Classic (formerly Marathon on Wheels) and the Tour of Britain cycle events, Councillor Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition on Surrey County Council, is calling for this information to be made public.
15 Nov 2013
Lib Dems question cycling decision
Following questioning, Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council and County Councillor for the Dorking Hills Division has uncovered that the Conservative run Cabinet of Surrey County Council 's only formal decision taken by them to allow the event (formerly the Marathon on Wheels) to take place in Surrey was taken in December 2011 in private.
25 Oct 2013
New licensing rules for scrap metal dealers come into force
Surrey County Council Liberal Democrats have welcomed a new law giving councils greater powers to combat the blight of scrap metal thefts on communities across the country.
17 Oct 2013
Conservative gravy train mustn’t cost Surrey’s Council Taxpayers more
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council are opposing moves to pay four Conservative councillors an extra £5,000 a year. Speaking in the debate today, Hazel Watson, the Leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition said:
15 Oct 2013
Surrey's Conservative Councillors gag the Press, Public and Councillors from using social media and filming meetings
Surrey's Conservative councillors have voted today to amend a motion from Hazel Watson, the Leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition on Surrey County Council, calling for the use of social media and the filming of meetings to "be permitted at all times, without written permission, in the public part of meetings provided it does not disturb the business of the meeting and there is sufficient space".
15 Oct 2013