Local Lib Dems call for cancellation of October's price cap increase
Lichfield & Burntwood Lib Dems say government must cancel October energy price rise to save families in Lichfield & Burntwood more than £92m
Lichfield & Burntwood Lib Dems say government must cancel October energy price rise to save families in Lichfield & Burntwood more than £92m
Both candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party have expressed their intention to introduce free ports on a larger scale. The Lichfield Lib Dems have a few questions regarding the candidates' policies (expressed in full below), which have been forwarded in my name to our MP, Michael Fabricant, asking him to obtain answers from the candidates. His attention, as someone who enjoys walking in the countryside, has been drawn to the maps of the proposed free port areas, which include National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Odd how the Conservatives decided to take away a PR (proportional representation) voting system from us for the election of police, fire and crime commissioners. But now use one to choose their leader. Another example of you obey our rules but thse rules don't apply to us?
Lib Dem Cllr Paul Ray raised at Lichfield District Council's full council meeting last week an important question about employment in our district. He asked what the council was doing to attract Whitehall jobs to Lichfield as part of the government's Levelling Up policy. Cllr Doug Pullen (Conservative Leader of Lichfield District Council) has responded with a press statement. https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2022/07/18/council-chief-says-work-is-taking-place-to-ensure-lichfield-is-in-prime-position-to-secure-relocated-whitehall-jobs/ Cllr Paul Ray has said "I am glad to hear Cllr Pullen's commitment to this agenda and I now await to see results and action. We desperately need to attract more employment into our district. Too many residents have to commute out for their work and more local employment will grow our local economy. It will also help make our community more sustainable as more local jobs means less travel and less damage to our environment. And following COVID 19 we know residents are looking to redu
Following the resignation of Prime Minister Johnson today, local Liberal Democrats commented on the national political scene.