Spelthorne budget debate - Liberal Democrat Leaders speech
Spelthorne's budget was presented to the Council meeting on 25th February. Below is the speech by Councillor Colin Strong, Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition.
26 Feb 2010
Spelthorne News
Local residents are right to oppose London Irish plans
Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Mark Chapman and County Councillor Caroline Nichols are certain that the London Irish plans to move to Hazelwood Golf Centre and redevelop their current site would damage the local area. Caroline said that "This development would be a disaster for Sunbury and nearly every resident I have spoken to has been against it".
17 Feb 2010
MPs facing criminal charges must not hide behind Parliamentary privilege
"We do not have immunity from prosecution for Parliamentarians in this country," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House.
6 Feb 2010
Spelthorne's Conservative Cabinet fail to sign up to 10:10 action on Climate Change
Liberal Democrat Councillors proposed a motion at the October Council meeting to get Spelthorne to sign up to the 10:10 Campaign - but this was rejected by the Conservative Cabinet. 10:10 is a national campaign to get individuals and organisations to to promise to work towards cutting their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010.
26 Jan 2010
Government must be clear about where axe will fall says Cable
"If politicians are to have any credibility with both ordinary people and the markets, they must be honest about where spending cuts will be made," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor.
23 Jan 2010
Mark Chapman puts fairness at the heart of the Liberal Democrat campaign
The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place. The Liberal Democrats Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Spelthorne, Mark Chapman, has today set out his campaign priorities: fair taxes; a fair start for every child; fair, clean and local politics and a fair, green economy with jobs that last.
11 Jan 2010
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