The proposed takeover of the Fire Service by the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner raises "alarm bells over his empire building" says Melvin Caton, Liberal Democrat candidate for Elsenham and Henham at the Essex County Council elections in May.
Liberal Democrats call for Southend Council to press Government on Affordable Housing
Pontesbury Post Office will be running the Post Office there every Wednesday
At the very time the NHS is facing a Winter crisis and the Government is encouraging people to use pharmacists to relieve pressure on GPs and A&E, why is the Government cutting the money it gives to pharmacies?
At the very time the NHS is facing a Winter crisis and the Government is encouraging people to use pharmacists to relieve pressure on GPs and A&E, why is the Government cutting the money it gives to pharmacies?
This is the latest in a series of postcards which Anita Day, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Grantham and Stamford has written to members and supporters. You can read other postcards at "Postcards from a Lincolnshire Liberal". A little over 8 years ago, I found myself sitting up in bed in the middle of the night, whilst my husband slept beside me, watching TV coverage of the victory speech of the man who had just won the US presidential election. This was not something I did generally, as I had, until then, only a passing interest in US politics. But this - or should I say, he - was different. It wasn't only the man's obvious eloquence and skill as an orator. He spoke with an intelligence, dignity, decency and humanity that was rare in politicians, then and now. And, of course, he was black. I had spent enough time working in the US to understand how deep racial divisions run in America, so part of me had never really dared to believe that he would get the Democratic nomination, let alone that he would win. Bu