Green belt, green fields and brown fields
A quick note on the Green Belt.
3 Dec 2015
National News
Car Parks and Skating in Watford This Christmas
CitiParks are improving the Watford town centre car parks.
3 Dec 2015
Car Parks and Skating in Watford This Christmas
CitiParks are improving the Watford town centre car parks.
3 Dec 2015
The reality of life on disability benefits
Life on benefits is not the picnic the media sometimes like to make it out to be. Let me tell you about my journey through the benefits system so far... I started claiming benefits because of my disability when I was 21 - just over 20 years ago. My mum helped me apply for Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
3 Dec 2015
Baroness Cathy Bakewell Speaks at Stroud LibDem AGM
Cathy Bakewell, who leads for the Liberal Democrats in the Lords on the subject of Housing , was guest Speaker at our AGM in Whitminster on Saturday. The topics discussed included the war in Syria and a reduction in the voting age for the Europe Referendum but most of the questions related to the Housing Bill and its implications for local people. Baroness Bakewell explained that the Bill introduced by the Government was very thin because it included 37 clauses where power was given to Ministers to legislate later. She said that parts of the bill would be vigorously opposed by Liberal Democrat Peers who would co-operate with peers from other parties. In questions from the floor members stressed the importance of making sure that local towns such as Nailsworth and Dursley were excluded from rules forcing housing associations to sell to tenants. Cathy confirmed that this would be a priority.
3 Dec 2015
Here is Tim Farron’s speech in full on Wednesday's debate on Syria from Hansard:
Watch the video here
TFMP
3 Dec 2015