Lichfield Parliamentary Constituency
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County Council Charges for Student Travel
Posted on Friday 17th February 2012 00:00 by Keith
County Council Charges for Student Travel
At a time of universal financial difficulty, families will now be hit by transport charges they haven't had to pay previously, simply for their children to continue their education after they're 16. Even the poorest families will be charged £380 per year, while those who ...
Liz Lynne to step down as MEP
Posted on Thursday 17th November 2011 00:00 by Keith
Local farmer Phil Bennion will become the regions new MEP when Liz Lynne steps down at the end of January. He was second on the regional list in 2009 and will serve until the end of the five year term in 2014. Phil has a PhD in agriculture and has ...
Local Elections May 2011
Posted on Thursday 19th May 2011 08:00 by Keith
Reducing from 4 councillors on each of Lichfield District Council and Lichfield City Council to just one on Lichfield City council in the elections on May 5th has to be a disappointment.
The actual reduction in votes cast in our previously held Leomansley and Chadsmead wards compared with four years ago ...
Tory U Turn on School Crossing Patrols
Posted on Thursday 12th May 2011 00:00 by Keith
The Tory controlled County Council has confirmed today that they have now made a U turn on their planned cuts to school crossing patrols. They pushed through these safety cuts in February this year in their budget debate, when they refused to accept Liberal Democrat amendments to save the lollipop patrols.
Opposition Leader, Councillor ...
Why the Coalition is Needed for Britain
Posted on Monday 25th April 2011 00:00 by Keith
Why the coalition is needed for Britain
Labour's legacy has left Britain needing to borrow an extra £400million, every single day, just to get by. We are paying £120million in interest on our debt each and every day - this could build a new primary school every hour.
Lichfield District’s share of ...
Local Elections 2011 - what we stand for
Posted on Monday 25th April 2011 00:00 by Keith
Local Elections 2011 - What we are standing for
Prioritising Local Services Not a single Liberal Democrat-controlled council has closed a Sure Start Centre.
Lib Dem councils have kept job losses to a minimum, for example 278 in Sheffield as opposed to around 2000 in Labour-controlled Manchester.
Labour is playing political games, hoping ...
Why You Should Vote 'Yes'
Posted on Monday 25th April 2011 00:00 by Keith
Why you should vote 'Yes' to AV and why the 'No' campaign is wrong.
The AV system that demands the winning candidate obtain more than 50% of the vote will mean that even those politicians who thought they had ?safe? seats will have to think again. By definition, the less safe ...
Lichfield's Green Belt is still threatened!
Posted on Monday 28th February 2011 00:00 by Keith
Latest 'Local Development Framework' plans issued by the Conservative majority on Lichfield District Council for consultation, between December 19th 2010 and February 28th 2011, now allow for 550 extra houses to be built in South Lichfield between and 2026 instead of the previous figure of 1,685. The area they are ...
Lichfield Core Strategy - Liberal Democrat Response
Posted on Tuesday 1st February 2011 00:00 by Keith
Lichfield Local Development Framework Consultation - response by Lichfield Liberal Democrats
We agree that the 8,000 target for housebuilding in the period 2006-2026, is about the right level of development. There have already been around 3,000 qualifying building permissions approved, (in many cases with buildings already completed or under construction), leaving ...
Press Release from Liz Lynne MEP
Posted on Wednesday 20th October 2010 00:00 by Keith
West Midlands, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire
www.lizlynne.org.uk 55 Ely Street, Stratford upon Avon CV37 6LN 01789 266354
Brussels Office: 0032 2284 7521 Mobile: 0776 445 2725 Email: press@lizlynne.org.uk
Release time: 20/10/2010 Embargo: none
EU budget must be cut too – Liz Lynne
The European Union’s budget should share the pain of spending cuts, ...
Vince Cable's speech to Conference
Posted on Wednesday 22nd September 2010 00:00 by Keith
"We have punched above our weight in government because we have a democratic party which has clear principles and policies. In a few short months we have showed how we can advance our party’s policies and principles while serving the wider national interest."
Speaking at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference today, ...
Lichfield Liberal Democrats leader welcomes High Speed Rail Inquiry
Posted on Thursday 15th April 2010 00:00 by Keith
Councillor Ian Jackson has welcomed the terms of reference announced by the coalition government for the inquiry.
“The existing plans are unacceptable as they stand and the inquiry should be able to allow a searching challenge of both the need for this project and its design”
“Both sides of the argument will be able to ...
High Speed Rail Route Questioned by Lib Dems
Posted on Monday 29th March 2010 00:00 by Keith
Councillor
Ian Jackson
"The Labour government as usual however have got it completely wrong with their proposals for the new HS2 route to Birmingham" says Councillor Ian Jackson, Leader of the Opposition on Lichfield District Council.
"Far more use needs to be made of existing transportation corridors such as the M40 and the ...
