I didn't join the Liberal Democrats in order (to use David Cameron's phrase) 'to bang on about Europe.' My main pre-occupation was building communities and quality public services. I have met colleagues in the party though for whom this was the big "thing" that brought them into politics and for whom any tinge of Euro-scepticism smelt of heresy; any suggestion that the European project was going off the rails was unspeakable back-sliding.
Longest ever operation ban enforced across West Kent as 'long waiting' times double amid overcrowded wards, growing safety concerns, and threats to cut back A&E services, with the worst waiting times in January for the past 13 years.
Liberal Democrats in Surrey have written to the county's 11 Conservative Members of Parliament, asking them to back a cross party initiative on the future of social care and how to fund it.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal will be getting a new Modular Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner, which will enable the hospital to expand the services it provides. Tim says this is "great news for patients across the South Lakes" and has vowed to continue to campaign to bring more services to Kendal.
We have just seen the launch of Dementia Friendly Norwich.
http://www.libdemsbromsgrove.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_16041-e1486066314484.jpg I'm really proud to call Bromsgrove...