£63bn PFI bill for the NHS
"The Liberal Democrats will change the way the NHS works so that money goes further and patients come first.," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary.
10 Feb 2010
National News
Surrey Cuts Hit Woking
'These cuts to Surrey County Council's services will hit Woking hard,' said Will Forster, Liberal Democrat County Councillor for South Woking, after the meeting this Tuesday that set the budget for 2010/11. 'Cuts to transport budgets mean there may be no money at all for road improvements that Surrey's Woking Local Committee have already agreed are needed. We've had a petition with nearly a thousand signatures asking for something to be done to improve the lethal crossroads at Blackhorse Road, Saunders Lane and Heath House Road, and another asking for improvements at Brewery Road. Both of these were to be made safer, but now thanks to Tory County Hall's cuts it is unlikely that anything will now happen for at least the next three years. That is unacceptable.'
10 Feb 2010
Lib Dems hold balance of power in European Parliament
An independent analysis of the EU has revealed that the ALDE, the Lib Dem group of MEPs, holds the balance of power in the European Parliament.
10 Feb 2010
Knighton Community Meeting
Knighton Lib Dem Cllr. Gary Hunt is reminding people to come along to their next Community Meeting being held next Monday.
10 Feb 2010
'Farron ups stakes on care home charges fight - and reports County Council to Care Quality Commission'
MP Tim Farron has today upped the stakes in his campaign to prevent older people in South Lakes getting an unfair deal from the County Council.
10 Feb 2010
MP Commits to Beating Cancer
Bowel cancer is the second biggest cause of cancer deaths in the UK yet bowel cancer is beatable if it is diagnosed at an early stage. A recent analysis by the National Cancer Intelligence Network found that 93.25 of patients diagnosed with early stage bowel cancer will survive five years from diagnosis compared to just 6.6% of patients diagnosed at a much later stage.
9 Feb 2010