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Surrey Tories scrap vital services for vulnerable children

Liberal Democrat councillors in Surrey have slammed the Conservative Cabinet at County Hall for cutting vital services provided to young vulnerable adults across the county. The cuts were decided at a meeting of the Conservative cabinet last week, with nearly £450K axed over the next two years from outreach services targeted at hard to reach young people in Surrey. The consultation period for the proposed changes was only 8 weeks in length, contradicting the County Council's own guidance known as the Surrey Compact, which recommends a 12-week consultation.

5 Jun 2017
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Theresa May can’t be trusted to get it right on counter-terrorism policy

The PM has a record of poor decisions and did the police a huge disservice when she prioritised ineffective mass surveillance over local intelligence-gathering Theresa May set out her position on Sunday, stating, "Enough is enough." It was a highly political speech that set out the choices she intends to make that will affect all of us: our security, our freedoms and the way we live our lives. These are important choices with important consequences. But the real choice is between what works and what doesn't. In her rhetoric, Theresa May is ignoring her own record of wrong choices, both as home secretary and prime minister, and continuing down the wrong path.

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5 Jun 2017
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