Liz Lynne MEP, first Vice President of the European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee and Lib Dem spokesperson on European Employment and Social Affairs, yesterday spoke on her question and resolution on long term care for older people in the EU Parliament during UK Elder Care Week.
Despite the successes of the joint administration over the past three years following years of Labour mismanagement and excess it is with regret that we are withdrawing from the coalition administration.
A Committee of Borough Councillors has agreed that the
I can still feel a twinge or two as I write this, having hit 50 balls on the driving range in what appeared at the time, an easy style. My muscles the following day did not agree!
You may have seen in the press or on the local TV news that this week we published proposals to achieve the £10 million-plus savings required for Bedford Borough Council's budget to balance next year. There are a number of very difficult decisions involved, and that is why we are publishing these proposals so early (the measures ultimately agreed will not take effect until April 2011) in order to enable a genuine, full and open consultation. These potential savings have been identified in order that the Council can continue to provide the services which match residents' priorities, and to ensure that the shortage of funds for Councils are not passed on to local taxpayers as we continue our drive to freeze Council tax next year.
"It falls to our political generation - and to this generation as a whole - to take the necessary steps now for a better, fairer future. Reform and change today is necessary if we want mobility and prosperity tomorrow. That's the horizon shift we need. That's what the Coalition Government is about."
