Brexit: Britons now back Remain over Leave by 10 points, exclusive poll shows
Exclusive: The newly published survey gives Remainers their biggest lead since the 2016 referendum.
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17 Dec 2017
National News
Ensuring We Remember the Chinese Labour Corps
On 7 December the Ensuring We Remember Campaign issued a press release confirming that the site for a permanent memorial has been secured. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of ABP (London) Investment Limited, a 9.6m tall memorial will hopefully be erected at the primary entrance to the £1.7bn development at the Royal Albert Docks in Newham.
17 Dec 2017
Elections
2018 Executive Committee
At the annual general meeting of Wandsworth Liberal Democrats the following people were elected to the executive...
17 Dec 2017
Liberal Democrats attend Brays Special School Christmas Concert
Earlier in the week, Sheldon Liberal Democrat Councillors Mike Ward and Sue Anderson attended Brays Special School's Christmas Concert. In fact, Sue attended the morning one and loved it so much that she returned for the afternoon one!
17 Dec 2017
WC's 'dodgy pyramid scheme' collapses
WC's flagship 'campus' programme is in ruins following financial mismanagement by the Conservative administration. The original plan was to use public assets stripped from the pre-2009 District Councils to provide capital to fund community facilities in each of the towns of Wiltshire. Like a dodgy pyramid-selling scheme, those who got in first did well, but everyone else has lost out. It has been clear for some time, despite denials from the administration, that the project was in trouble. Now it's been abandoned.
17 Dec 2017
Government dodges the issue of reopening Leamside railway line
John, Lord Shipley, a Liberal Democrat peer and former Leader of Newcastle City Council, asked the Government whether they are planning to re-open the Leamside railway line between Sunderland, Washington and Durham; if so, what steps they are taking to achieve this; how much progress has been made; and when they expect that line to re-open.
16 Dec 2017