Cut the Robes at Business Meetings
A Motion to the borough council has been submitted which, if agreed, would save money by ending the wearing of ceremonial robes at business meetings.
14 Jul 2010
News
Epsom and Ewell News
Sharon Bowles MEP hails victory over bankers´ bonuses and casino banking
South East Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who chairs the European Parliament's influential Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has hailed the new EU law to rein in bankers´ bonuses as a landmark success. The tough new rules voted through the European Parliament will be implemented in time for this year's bonus payout. This will stop bank directors such as Fred Goodwin walking away with excessive bonus style pension pots if their bank fails.
28 Jul 2010
Sharon Bowles MEP slams UKIP and BNP for voting against caps on bankers´ bonuses
South East Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has slammed both UKIP and the BNP for voting against the tough new laws to introduce caps on top bankers´ cash bonuses, which was overwhelmingly voted through the European Parliament by 625 in favour to 28 against, with 37 abstentions. In effect, UKIP and BNP MEPs voted against the legislation in order to keep the status quo, which has seen huge bonus packages continue to be handed out despite unprecedented government intervention.
9 Aug 2010
Councillor Jones, Cycling Champion !
Lib Dem Councillor Anna Jones who represents College ward, has been chosen as one of two "cycling champions" who will support and encourage the council to promote cycling.
6 Jul 2010
Local Lib Dems Push for Sustainable Planting
A borough council working group is to meet over the summer months to recommend how savings can be made in the cost of bedding plants and which flower beds would be suitable for a trial with sustainable planting. Decisions need to be made by September in order to made any changes for next summer's bedding plants.
6 Jul 2010
Borough Elections and a Referendum
On May 5th 2011, as well as elections for a new Borough Council, there will be a national referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote - a fairer voting system where voters can rank the candidates 1, 2, 3 etc instead of marking just one with an X.
6 Jul 2010
Surrey County Council News
Airport Plan: Head spinning absurdity
Lifelong local resident and Spelthorne's Borough's longest serving councillor Ian Beardsmore (Lib Dem Sunbury Common & Ashford Common) has launched a biting attack on the proposal by Spelthorne's Conservative MP Kwasi Kwartang to knock down thousands of homes in and around Spelthorne Borough to make way for further expansion of Heathrow Airport.
17 Jul 2012
Lib Dems: Damning report highlights “major weaknesses” in Surrey’s road repairs and winter maintenance
Surrey County Council Liberal Democrats have called for urgent action, after an important County Council report has revealed shocking failings in the way the Council is managing the contract for Surrey's roads to be maintained and kept safe.
16 Jul 2012
Liberal Democrats deliver local growth for Surrey while cutting emissions
Surrey County Council Liberal Democrats have welcomed the announcement by Liberal Democrat Transport Minister Norman Baker of a £14.3m investment in local green transport schemes across Surrey.
27 Jun 2012
Surrey County Council not following national Press Code, say Lib Dems
Surrey County Council is not following the national "Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity" when issuing press releases about local issues in county councillors divisions.
12 Jun 2012
Lib Dems call for better standard of Highway Repairs across Surrey
Councillor Stephen Cooksey (Dorking and the Holmwoods), the Liberal Democrat Environment and Transport Spokesperson on Surrey County Council, has today called upon the county's Conservative administration to: "take more seriously, the problems that have beset the current highways contracts and to take urgent action to deal with them".
12 Jun 2012
Lib Dem calls for Standards investigation into councillor’s comments
A leading Liberal Democrat county councillor has called on Surrey County Council's Standards Committee to investigate an email sent by Cllr John Butcher, a member of the ruling Conservative group, calling for health policies which would "encourage the self-inflicted to move away from Surrey to areas where there is no differentiation between patients on the grounds of their contribution towards their condition".
7 Jun 2012