Update from you LibDem Councillors - Friday 30 October
Dear friends, here is our latest update covering the period since our last message on 16 October.
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.
Dear friends, here is our latest update covering the period since our last message on 16 October.
Dear friends, here is our latest update covering what we hope are interesting developments since our last message on 26 September. It has been a rather chaotic/depressing/you name it period and so there is rather a lot to cram in - as usual we've tried to cover the very local and the wider picture.
Dear friends, here is our latest update covering what we hope are interesting developments since our last update on 12 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.
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.
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.
Space is no longer science fiction – it underpins our economy, security, and daily lives. Our new policy will renew the National Space Strategy, support UK spaceports and hubs, and designate space as a strategic industry.
The UK’s asylum system is failing, leaving people fleeing conflict stuck in temporary housing, unable to work, and separated from their loved ones. Our new policy gives practical solutions to clear up the broken system left by the Conservatives.
The Online Safety Act was meant to protect people, yet its flawed implementation risks undermining privacy, free expression, and secure communication. Our new policy addresses our concerns and fights for a digital future where rights are protected.