Today at County Hall Surrey's Conservative Cabinet approved proposals for a 15% council tax rise, a referendum on the council tax on 4 May and cuts of £93 million to services in Surrey.
One of the things I most enjoy about elections are the old war stories - the poster board wars of Kincardine and Deeside, the Brecon and Radnor story about out candidate not being from these parts, the mattresses, fridges and dumped litter of Brent East. Then there are the by-election which are so small and were so poorly attended by activists that they are worn as badge of real veteran status - Ogmore, Hemsworth I and Hemsworth II, Wirral South - campaigns where the focus was on flying the liberal flag in territory or times that were unfavourable. What is less spoken of are the by-election deep-scars. Where we could have done better, could have won, should have won. With four or five more people could Sleaford and North Hykeham have been a second place rather than third, with more people could Leeds Central have been a Lib Dem gain and thwarted Hillary Benn, and what if what if what if in West Derbyshire or Newcastle Under Lyme or Birmingham Hodge Hill.
Theresa May's hurried timetable and Jeremy Corbyn's three-line whip are pushing Britain towards an action with disastrous consequences Steve Richards (Labour's Brexit chaos is now so open it threatens to tear the party apart, 26 January) says Labour is hopelessly split on Europe. In fact, the Labour leadership's position is all too clear: to cave in to the Conservative agenda of trashing our economy and threatening the opportunities of our young people.
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Here's Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron setting out the party's position on holding a referendum on the outcome of the forthcoming Brexit negotiations:
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has said it is wrong for Theresa May to roll out the red carpet for President Trump, as thousands of local residents sign a petition opposing a State Visit.