“In her article on the detention of child refugees, Natasha Walter asks: “If a locked centre is called ‘pre-departure accommodation’, does it cease to be detention?” (Britain is still no refuge for refugees, 28 July). The current practices with regard to children awaiting deportation cannot be – and s hould not be – in any [...]
The Liberal Democrat Official Opposition Spokesman for Finance at Northamptonshire County Council, Cllr Chris Stanbra, has today exposed the cost the new PFI deal for street lights. Cllr Stanbra has revealed that the annual cost of the PFI is 48% higher than the current street light budget, but there will be 20,000 fewer streetlights than [...]
Yesterday I joined 100 (Evening Telegraphs figures) local people from Kettering, Corby and Northampton in a march around Kettering to highlight and protest against the turning off of street lights across Kettering and the wider county by the misguided Conservative administration in county hall. Watch the video here The walk was attended by campaigners determined [...]
Today i submitted my final comments to the consultation on the proposed HS2 line. As you will see from the comments below I am totally opposed to the planned line and have yet to be convinced of the value of the line. I am no expert and rely upon the information I receive and the comments of local people as well as the [...]
I was amazed to see an innocent, if a little noisy, cockerel and his equally innocent owner, Carl Welch, being served with a noise abatement order. The situation has arisen from two neighbours complaining over the noise of the cockerels crowing in the mornings. In a local news article the owner, Carl Welch, explained that he had [...]
“This is a great start for the Governments apprenticeships plans and a real show of intent for the future” Said Scott Collins, Parliamentary Spokesman for South Northamptonshire, on hearing the great news that the Government has delivered more than 100,000 extra apprenticeships, twice as many as expected. Figures released by the Government show [...]
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says it’s time the public benefited from the bailout of the banks. The Lib Dem Leader is backing a scheme that will give shares in the nationally owned RBS and Lloyds banks to every adult in the UK. These shares could become worth over £1000. Nick Clegg said, “Taxpayers’ money [...]
Councillor Chris Lofts, Councillor for Brook Ward in Towcester, spoke at yesterdays Full Council meeting in County Hall, Northampton. He asked the County Council to overturn there decision to remove the companion travel passes for those eligible for concessionary travel. Chris highlighted a particular case in Towcester where a resident with two dependants, a son and husband [...]
The Government has announced changes to its Health Bill to address concerns raised by the public, medical professionals and the Liberal Democrats. Liberal Democrats led the calls for changes after raising serious concerns at the party’s Spring Conference in March. Nick Clegg and others have worked hard in Government to make sure the concerns have [...]
It would be hard to find a high spot in the May local elections. But in spite of the results from Northampton where we lost two seats, there was a real success in Towcester. Following an excellent campaign in Towcester Martin Johns and Chris Lofts unseated two of the three Conservative councillors in the [...]
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