Cllr Ian Thorn is the new Liberal Democrat Wiltshire Council Group Leader. Ian is joined by Cllr Ruth Hopkinson as the new Deputy Leader. Both of them won former Conservative wards in last Thursday's Wiltshire Council elections.
Lib Dems penny for NHS would raise extra £26m for Southend, Castle Point and Rochford The Liberal Democrats have announced they would plug funding gaps for the NHS and social care by putting a penny on income tax, in their first major manifesto commitment of the election campaign.
Today I visited the Sevenoaks Vine Food Fair and enjoyed some luscious local Kentish strawberries and other fine fayre.
South Lincolnshire Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce that former businesswoman Julia Cambridge has been selected as the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for the snap General Election to represent South Holland and the Deepings. Julia has lived in the East Midlands since 2009 and is a governor at three schools one of which is attended by her daughter. After studying at the Royal College of Art she spent many years working in America and Europe in the fashion industry, returning after nine years to start her own business.
The Conservative Party would like you to believe that their proposal to relax the laws prohibiting the opening of new grammar schools is about equality of opportunity and about choice. Where is the choice for the parents of the child who fails the 11 Plus examination? Have you ever heard of a family opting for a Secondary Modern School and a Secondary Modern education?
Dear Neighbour, I live in Arnold, having grown up, gone to school and worked locally. Neither Labour nor the Conservatives can...