Sevenoaks Lib Dem Councillor Elizabeth Purves has submitted an e-petition to Sevenoaks District Council (SDC) which needs support, and we hope you may be interested in doing just that.
A branch of the European Movement in Lincolnshire was inaugurated last week (14. February 2017) at the meeting in Spalding. The objectives of the Branch were agreed as:
Problems often arise with a campaign - and today was one of those days when problems came in threes. 1. We ran out of delivery and residents and deliverers complained that we were doing some houses for the second and third time.
One of the things we can be most proud of is that we ensured that this country was committed in law to providing 0.7% of GDP in foreign aid to provide things like food, humanitarian aid, water, schooling and protection for women and girls at risk of abuse to the poorest places on the planet. Now it seems that the Brexiteers in government plan to divert some of that money to EU countries to advance our position in the Brexit negotiations. That doesn't strike us as being what it's for.
Seven by-elections across six wards, with three Liberal Democrat seats up for defence, this week. Wokingham DC, Emmbrook - 17th February 2017 Arch-Brexiteer John Redwood has something to worry about on his patch. In a rare Friday by-election, Liberal Democrat Imogen Shepherd-Dubey gained the Emmbrook ward on Wokingham District Council with an eye-watering swing from the Conservatives!
This picture was taken two years ago at the start of the campaign to improve safety at a well-u8sed crossing on Tring's busy Icknield Way.