Moving towards a plastic-free South Lakes - Farron joins film director for panel discussion
Local MP Tim Farron yesterday evening took part in a discussion panel on environmental issues following the screening of the...
11 Jul 2017
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Dementia Tax – Project Fear
Dementia has been a big part of my life. Over the years I have worked with people with dementia in some of our most deprived communities in south London - Brixton, Elephant and Castle, Peckham, Old Kent Road and the surrounding (often high-rise) estates. I have therefore felt very torn by the party's recent headlong charge for the populist line on the "dementia tax". As a (naturally pretty tribal) Lib Dem of three decades standing I recognised a fantastic campaigning issue that might help claw back a few coastal "retirement" seats. However, I also knew that the inaccurate use of the term dementia tax (it is neither a tax nor is it about dementia) causes pain to many for whom this is not just a line in a press release but something real and near at hand. People with dementia have a cognitive impairment but they are not stupid; they can and do take in political messages. Politicians need to think of the deep distress their negative campaigning can cause to many of our 850,000 fellow citizens who are living with
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11 Jul 2017
Real terms pay cut for Cumbria's teachers an 'insult' - Farron
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has said the government's decision to give a real terms pay cut to Cumbria's 4782 teachers is an...
11 Jul 2017
Successful stalls at local events
Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats had stalls at the Wombourne Carnival and the Albrighton Fete this summer. In recent years one or other event has been ruined by torrential rain but 2017 saw both events blessed with perfect weather and crowds of local people were out to enjoy themselves.
11 Jul 2017
Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the Handover of Hong Kong
As I was watching the extravagant fireworks display marking the twentieth anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong, it occurred to me that my memories of this seismic event no longer had the lucidity and brilliance of twenty years ago. It did, however, succeed in jumpstarting the somewhat sluggish process of introspection and stocktaking.
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11 Jul 2017
WC cuts opening hours for calls and reception desks
The times you can call Wiltshire Council or visit reception desks will be cut by an hour a day from Monday 7 August. As usual when it makes a cut to a public service, the council brazenly claims the service will be improved because of the cut. In this case it says the cut will "ensure calls can be answered more efficiently and .. direct more resources to the busiest times".
10 Jul 2017