The following is is a guest post from Lib Dem councillor, John Dixon, who was recently the subject of a complaint to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales for calling Scientology 'stupid' in a Twitter post. The views expressed below are John's personal opinion, and are not expressed in his capacity as a councillor; nor are they the official views of the Lib Dem Humanists & Secularists.
The GMB Union has published figures showing how much business rate and council tax goes uncollected. Cornwall tops the South West league, followed by Bristol and Plymouth with Wiltshire coming fourth with a total of £7,178,000 uncollected. (Council tax £4,852,000; business rates £2,326,000).
A Question to Tuesday 20th July's meeting of the full council produced no firm answers as to when a formal Development Brief for the Upper High Street site will be adopted.
Commenting on the Coalition Government's announcement that it has introduced a Bill to compensate Equitable Life policyholders, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Treasury Policy Committee, Stephen Williams said "The Labour Government had 10 years to help the those who had their lives ruined by the collapse of Equitable Life and did nothing."
Rediscover the magic of cinema as Freedayz screens family classic movies in unique Folkestone settings. All main screenings are FREE and open to everyone! Bring a blanket, a picnic and your friends and family for a magical evening of entertainment.
In just 10 weeks since the start of the Coalition Government, the Liberal Democrats have exerted a huge influence over its agenda.