Treasury plans to ban councils from borrowing like Spelthorne
A DIRECT result of unwise borrowing by our council Read the rest of the story: https://spelthornelibdems.org.uk/en/page/focus-on-borrowing-gamble
28 May 2020
Spelthorne News
Spelthorne Council Opposition Leader’s reply to Covid-19 Report
Delivered by Sandra Dunn, Group Leader of the SpelthoRne Liberal Democrats As shown in the picture, this was the first virtual Council meeting and only Council Officers and the Mayor were present in the Chamber
24 May 2020
"How was Spelthorne - annual spending £23 million - allowed to borrow £1 billion?"
Spelthorne Council was behaving outside of the spirit of the guidance Public Accounts Committee hear more evidence about excessive borrowing
22 May 2020
Spelthorne has borrowed too much
It doesn't make sense Mr Robin Whiteman, the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy (CIPFA). has told the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that Spelthorne "has borrowed too much".
17 May 2020
Ed Davey: Public expects EU extension
Responding to reports of "very little progress" with the latest round of UK-EU trade talks, Acting Leader of the Liberal...
16 May 2020
Liberal Democrat pressure pays off: Charlton Recycling Centre to reopen
Spelthorne Liberal Democrats and their colleagues at Surrey County Council have been calling for some weeks for the Charlton Recycling Centre and others to reopen. This pressure has finally paid off as Surrey County Council, who manage the site, have announced a restricted reopening from Monday 11 May. Initially, only garden and landfill waste will be processed but it is hoped that a full service will be reinstated soon with accompanying social distancing measures in place at all times.
7 May 2020
