
At the Council meeting on 24th October Spelthorne's Tory Councillors refused to face up to the reality of Climate Change and choose to endorse empty statements that avoided showing any leadership and preferred to deny the gravity of the current climate emergency. Two motions were put to the Council meeting which paid lip service to the current environmental situation but fell short of any real action.
Spelthorne Libera l Democrats have raised their concerns about the lack of fire coverage across Spelthorne on the 1st weekend of September just 10 days after opening.
Spelthorne Lib Dems have consistently opposed the possible expansion of Heathrow and in July proposed a motion to change the Council's position to object to the expansion in principle. The outcome of the motion was for it to be referred to a special meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the 3rd September to determine a recommendation to the Cabinet.