Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather has stepped up the pressure on the government to rethink the unfair Caribbean passenger tax. Joined by popular broadcaster Floella Benjamin, as well as representatives of leading Caribbean organisations, Sarah handed in a petition to Chancellor of the Exchequer.
TV Licensing, the organisation responsible for the collection and enforcement of the television licence fees will be running a concentrated enforcement initiative to target those evading the licence fee during November and December in Leicester.
The scale of the task faced by the new regime of Mayor Dave Hodgson in delivering a budget which keeps tax down and protects vital services after the Tory County Council left its finances in a perilous state has been revealed. Newly-appointed Finance Portfolio Holder, Liberal Democrat Cllr Michael Headley, has set out Bedford Borough Council's current financial situation and declared that the council must make sure that 'every penny' of its budget delivers for local residents.
Former Wolverhampton student Dave Hodgson has won the election to become the Mayor of Bedford.
The hastily rearranged Finchley and Golders Green Residents' Forum turned out to be, by all accounts, a rowdy affair. I had another engagement so could not attend. I have seen a number of emails flying back and forth which give the impression that residents were very unhappy with Barnet Council.
Topic 1: To deal with Britain's increasing deficit, what kind of public spending should be cut? And how these cuts would impact or help, if any, the ordinary local Chinese people?