Your Monthly update from your LibDem Borough Councillors - covering April 2022
Dear friends, here is our update on local and "not-so-local-but-relevant" developments during April. Have a good long weekend !
29 Apr 2022
Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats
Working hard for you all year round, locally and nationally with our councillors and MP
Well done to Helen Maguire for being elected our MP at the General Election on Thursday 4th July.
Thank you to all who voted for her, and for the army of volunteers who put so much effort in.
The work starts now.
You can watch her gracious acceptance speech via this link.
Julie Morris, Alison Kelly, Julian Freeman & James Lawrence: our local councillors elected in May 2023
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Some of our local volunteers
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Epsom and Ewell News
Your Monthly update from your LibDem Borough Councillors - covering March 2022
Dear friends, we trust you and your families and friends are staying healthy as COVID continues to spread. Although, for those not too elderly or vulnerable, the current strain "just" seems to mainly cause a long flu-like illness, it is still extremely unpleasant and so we encourage safe behaviour (and see the county article below about the government's ending of free Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs).
1 Apr 2022
Our latest Focus newsletter
Download the pdf here
13 Mar 2022
Surrey County Council News
ULEZ expansion: Commuters in Surrey left high and dry with over 155,000 facing new charge
The Liberal Democrats have hit out at the Conservative Government and Labour Mayor for playing politics over the expansion of ULEZ whilst ignoring the concerns of commuters outside London.
1 Aug 2023
Surrey County Council still ignoring its own government by charging householders for DIY waste
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have slammed the Conservative administration for ignoring their own Government’s demand to stop charging local residents for bringing DIY waste to local tips.
14 Jul 2023
Hospitals serving Surrey lose 8,588 bed days to social care backlogs
New research published by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the impact of the social care crisis on the NHS trusts covering Surrey*, with medically fit patients left stuck in hospital beds waiting for care.
13 Jul 2023
UK Lib Dem news
Carers
A Fair Deal for Family Carers
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
LD
17 Sep 2024
Environment
The Clean Water Authority
Liberal Democrats believe that everyone has the right to enjoy clean, safe water and unpolluted rivers, lakes, and coastlines. We are committed to ending the national sewage scandal and holding water companies accountable for their environmental impact.
LD
17 Sep 2024
Carers
Reversing the cuts to Bereavement Support Payments
Liberal Democrats have passed new policy to stand up for bereaved families and kinship carers, so more young people can grow up in a loving, stable home.
16 Sep 2024