On Wednesday 10th November Tim Farron paid a visit to Towcester Town Hall to speak to local members about the work of the coalition government and the need for the party to maintain its individuality. Tim spent time chatting to members from across the county before delivering a passionate speech on the need to [...]
The ‘Big Four’ countries have agreed to stand together in their demands for a reduced budget increase for the EU Government. The other three countries are Italy, France and Germany. All 4 have agreed that the MEP’s demands for a 6% increase is just not reasonable at a time when all the [...]
Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservative administration at Northamptonshire County Council over the proposed supporting people review. Cllr Brendan Glynane, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition said “This is a contemptible assault on the most vulnerable. The Government has given councils £6bn to support these programmes, precisely because they support the most vulnerable members [...]
Tim Farron MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale will be visiting Towcester on the 10th November for a evening hosted by South Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats. Tim Farron, who is currently one of the two candidates running for the Presidency of the Liberal Democrats, is widely considered one of the partys [...]
Liberal Democrat Councillors in Northamptonshire are celebrating a government decision this afternoon to back their plans for a South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP), covering Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and parts of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire. The LEPs replace Labour’s Regional Development Agencies, giving business a bigger voice in the allocation of regional growth funds. [...]
Liberal Democrat Councillors in Northamptonshire are celebrating a government decision this afternoon to back their plans for a South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP), covering Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and parts of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire. Scott Collins, Lib Dem Spokesperson for South Northamptonshire said “This is a victory for common sense across the County and [...]
The Liberal Democrats in Government are set to provide more money to give every child in Name a fair chance, meaning that no child is left behind in our area. Children from two years old through to when they are twenty, will receive a share of over £7billion that will be spent giving disadvantaged children [...]
Following weeks and months of uncertainty and fear the results Comprehensive Spending Review was finally announced by George Osbourne. Scott Collins commented “Its is a plan that is going to be painful for everyone and there is no disguising that fact. But there is also no disguising that it needs to happen” “I cannot stand here today [...]
Cllr Glynane, a member of the Police Authority in Northamptonshire, said “Why fix something that isn’t broken? The Police performance has been improving, yet here we are, wasting three quarter of a million pounds which could be diverted to frontline policing. To get a scale of this £750,000 is enough money to employ 43 police [...]
Northamptonshire Liberal Democrats have uncovered figures that show that Conservative-run Northamptonshire County Council spent £22.43m of tax-payers money on consultants and temporary staff in 2009/10. Cllr Brendan Glynane, Leader of the Liberal Democrats at County Hall said “The Conservative Leader claimed he would get a grip on this, but these figures tell the truth. Once [...]
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