14 Apr 2023
LTB Local News
Are your Local Conservatives to blame for National Conservative Policies? They don't want you to think so.
Jamie Christie, Lib Dem candidate for Leomansley in the Lichfield District and City Council elections on 4 May writes "Across the country, including in Lichfield and Burntwood, Conservative Party candidates in the 4 May local elections are describing themselves on ballot papers as 'Local Conservatives'. While local election candidates in Liz Truss's constituency can perhaps be forgiven for wanting to spare themselves the embarrassment of being associated with the former Prime Minister's party, Conservative party associations in Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, and elsewhere seem similarly keen to put some distance between themselves and the national party. The practice has become so widespread that - ironically enough - it's presumably been sanctioned at the national level. Nor is this a brand-new phenomenon; in a 2022 local election in Hartlepool, a 'Local Conservative' begged voters 'please don't punish local Conservatives for the mistakes made in Westminster'. The attempt to pretend that your local Conservati
13 Apr 2023
Conservatives reclaim the title of the “nasty party” – and demonstrate their unfitness to be in power.
Two stories in this week's news together demolish the myth of Tory fiscal competence, and put to bed any idea that the Conservative Party cares about the more vulnerable in our society.
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5 Apr 2023
Thousands of children have had their operations cancelled or delayed
New research by the Liberal Democrats using FOI (freedom of information) has shown that about 15,000 operations on children were cancelled during 2022, some children having waited several years. The number is up over 20% on the previous year. The figure may be higher as not all hospitals, including our own UHBD seem to have returned the replies in time. Behind these shocking figures are countless children and parents in our community having to wait in pain and distress.
4 Apr 2023
3 Apr 2023
Liberal Democrats call for a return to proper local health services, after new figures revealed a fall in the number of GPs in East and SE Staffordshire* whilst the number of patients rises.
The analysis shows that there are now more than 2000 patients for every GP in the East of Staffordshire. This is up by 24% since 2016.
30 Mar 2023