NEW WASTE PLANS: High Peak bins must be emptied as often as they are now
'We have a good household bin service - let's keep it that way' Cllr David Lomax
19 Jan 2017
Protests at Cockyard 'Holiday Units' Plan
A new planning application has been put in for the land between the Hanging Gate and Combs reservoir at Cockyard. The proposal is for 14 'holiday accommodation' units, plus a large site manager's house and two other detached dwellings.
18 Jan 2017
A Penny On Income Tax To Save The NHS?
For too long our NHS has not got the investment it needs. That's why Lib Dem Health spokesperson and former Health Minister Norman Lamb MP has called for straight talking on the crisis, and suggested an extra penny for a new tax dedicated to the NHS and care for the elderly.
17 Jan 2017
Two Lib Dem gains with massive swings kick off 2017 principal authority council by-elections
Ilkley Parish Council, Ilkley South - 5th January 2017 LD Mark Stidworthy 429 [71.5%]
13 Jan 2017
“Our liberal values embody the best values of the United Kingdom” – Tim Farron
In my piece yesterday I've focused on the need for the Liberal Democrats to have a clear vision about how to build a durable liberal voice in British politics. Here Tim Farron gives his take on the current situation and how the party should respond to it..
MP
13 Dec 2016
Lib Dems must learn lesson of Iraq when it comes to Brexit campaigning
Liberal Democrats pull off shock by-election victory on a massive swing in a London Parliamentary by-election dominated by foreign policy issues. All sounds rather familiar… for what was Sarah Olney, Richmond Park and Brexit in 2016 has echoes of Sarah Teather, Brent and Iraq in 2003. In that parallel are some important lessons for the Liberal Democrats, because taking the long view back over the first decade of this century it is hard to see what the eventual electoral benefit was to the party of its distinctive and popular position on Iraq.
MP
12 Dec 2016
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