National Liberal Democrat News - East Riding Liberal Democrats

Controversy as Labour Police & Crime Commissioner makes grant to organisation run by senior Labour activists

News emerged this week that Derbyshire's Labour Police and Crime Commissioner had made a grant of £25,000 to an organisation run by two former Labour council candidates. This comes on top of a previous grant for £25,000 to the same organisation made by the previous Labour Police and Crime Commissioner. A senior employee, former Labour candidate Oleg Sotnicenko, claims that this is a non-political grant. But, according to reports, Mr. Sotnicenko admits that his organisation has no current projects in Derby and only claims to have helped 12 individuals in the past. With commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa also being a Labour councillor for the neighbouring ward, the potential conflict of interest is clear.

25 Jan 2017

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A Bumper Year at The Higgins Bedford

In 2016 The Higgins Bedford welcomed over 42,500 visitors, representing a 24% increase on the previous year and making it the museum's busiest calendar year ever.

25 Jan 2017

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Local Fire Threat!

Local fire services in Runnymede could come under severe pressure as the Conservative led Surrey County Council has decided to close Staines Fire Station. Currently there are 4 fire stations across Runnymede and Spelthorne covering the 2 boroughs.

25 Jan 2017

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UNITARIES - IS IT TIME TO ASK THE PEOPLE OF LINCOLNSHIRE?

Not long ago the Lincolnshire County Council decided to reject the devolution plans on offer from central government. Although I voted to accept them as a first, rather small, step towards giving back to local government some of the powers usurped by central governments of all political colours over many decades, I was fully aware of the flaws attached to the offer, most notably the bizarre concept of an elected Mayor. I was clearly in a minority - not unusual in my somewhat limited political career over the past thirty years. However, what really got to me was the extremely questionable way that many of those who spoke and voted against the proposal in the council debate last October cited in their justification the consultation that had taken place across Greater Lincolnshire which, whilst not being against the idea of having less councils and less Councillors, definitely rejected the idea of an elected Mayor, which was the sine qua non of the government's offer. Less than 1% of those 'consulted' bothered t

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by Cllr John Marriott - Lincoln, Sleaford and North Hykeham

25 Jan 2017

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Nick Clegg: This is the future: the unstoppable march of machines

What will Trump and May do as even white-collar jobs look set to be eradicated by Artificial Intelligence? There's a lot to worry about these days: hard Brexit, Trump's protectionism, Diego Costa's future at Chelsea, Putin's manoeuvres, conflict in the South China Sea, Boris Johnson's next gaffe, climate change.

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by Nick Clegg MP

25 Jan 2017

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Stoke-on-Trent Central is important beyond the Liberal Democrats

It's gone midnight and I'm sitting here in the Campaign Office at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, on Snow Hill in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent and I have been worrying about a number of things. 1. How do I get more hours in the day so I can deliver leaflets for longer?

by Ed Fordham

25 Jan 2017

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