Here's Vince addressing the considerable crowds at the #stopBrexitManchester march. This is what he had to say. We are in Manchester because the Conservative Party are here and we want them to hear our voices - to tell Theresa May and Boris Johnson that we are not 'citizens of nowhere', but people who are proud to be British, and proud to be European.
The Devolution agenda looks almost dead in the water to the eagle-eyed journalist looking for the first hint of a Government U-turn on the once flagship Conservative Party policy. 6 months on from the metro-mayor elections the big tests of devolution look to be too hard for its students. The Northern Powerhouse, once the standard bearer for a new, devolved relationship which will finally bring the capital investment and foreign investment the region so desperately needs, is just a name. Like a flash in the pan celebrity it is now resigned to the history books or to the occasional nostalgic op-ed. Infrastructure investment withdrawal was the last in a list of governmental disappointments.
Derbyshire County Council's CEO has left his position this month after the local authority decided to abolish the post, and that of two other top-tier executives, in a move to save the cash-strapped organisation £300,000. After starting at the authority in 2007 as the director of environmental services, Ian Stephenson became the CEO of the county four years ago.
Across the length and breadth of Derbyshire, voters have the opportunity to vote Liberal Democrat on Thursday 4th May. Nationally the Conservative Government ties itself in knots over how to deliver Brexit. Locally Labour blame every cut on the Conservatives. At all levels the Liberal Democrats are becoming the effective opposition, seeking to drive forward a positive vision that will work for local people.
East Mids Drinks @ York Conference
Jackie Pearcey was the overwhelming choice of party members at a packed selection meeting on Saturday afternoon to become the Liberal Democrat candidate in Manchester Gorton. This is for the by-election following the death of the late MP Sir Gerald Kaufman in what is already building into a competitive two horse race between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
The Liberal Democrats have long championed proportional representation, advocating for a voting system where every vote truly counts. We believe that reforming our electoral system is crucial for a fairer democracy and better governance.
We believe everyone deserves high-quality healthcare, accessible when and where it’s needed and free at the point of use.
The Liberal Democrats have laid out a bold and ambitious plan to restore the UK’s natural environment and ensure that everyone can access a clean, healthy, and thriving green space.
