Update from your LibDem Councillors - Saturday 22 January 2020
Dear friends, welcome to our latest Update covering the period since our last one on 8 January. A period during which we experienced:
23 Jan 2021
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
Surgeries
A reminder to all our readers that Councillors and Focus Team members are still available via zoom for meetings. Just email focus@epsom-ewell.libdems.org.uk to arrange a day and time to talk.
22 Jan 2021
update from your LibDem Councillors - Friday 8 January 2020
Dear friends, welcome to our first update of 2021. We hope you and your loved ones are in good health and have managed to have some rest over the holiday period. It looks like 2021 is starting off no better than 2020 but let's keep trying to make things better. In an attempt to do so, here are our key bits of information since our last update:
8 Jan 2021
Surrey County Council News
Revealed: more than 91,177 patients in Surrey waited over two weeks for GP appointment in September
91,177 patients in Surrey (number excludes patients living in those parts of Surrey Heath borough and Farnham not covered by Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board), waited more than two weeks for a GP appointment in September, new research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
7 Nov 2022
Liberal Democrats win picturesque Surrey Hills seat from Conservatives in by-election landslide
Liberal Democrat Richard Morris won a stunning victory last week in the Tillingbourne by-election in rural blue wall Surrey, taking a seat off the Conservatives on Guildford Borough Council.
24 Oct 2022
Tory Council Leader admits letting people down in home to school transport chaos
The Tory Leader of Surrey County Council this week used his statement at the head of the full council meeting on 11 October to admit that "we have let some people down." His comments referred to the chaos in the Home to School transport service that organises travel for mainstream and special needs pupils, which had prompted a series of questions from Members to find out what had gone wrong.
14 Oct 2022
UK Lib Dem news
Health, Care & the NHS
Saving our NHS
We believe everyone deserves high-quality healthcare, accessible when and where it’s needed and free at the point of use.
LD
15 Sep 2024
Environment
National Nature Parks
The Liberal Democrats have laid out a bold and ambitious plan to restore the UK’s natural environment and ensure that everyone can access a clean, healthy, and thriving green space.
LD
15 Sep 2024
Cost of living
Standing up for consumers
For many people, Buy Now Pay Later is a useful and convenient solution, offering them flexibility with their purchases. But consumers need stronger protections.
LD
14 Sep 2024