Blackburn with Darwen Liberal Democrats have joined with Conservatives and For Darwen parties to form a Partnership to run Blackburn with Darwen Council. This ends over 20 years of Labour rule. The Partnership have 33 seats on the Council and Labour have 31.
Responding to the government's announcement that it will press ahead with its plans to close one in five post offices across the country, local Liberal Democrat campaigner, Serena Tierney condemned the policy as unfair, unkind and unnecessary.
Britain's fledgling open government laws were delivered a serious blow yesterday when MPs, backed by government ministers, voted to grant themselves a blanket exemption from the legislation. The move was roundly condemned by freedom of information campaigners and MPs opposed to the measure, who said it represented an attack on democracy.
Liberal Democrat councillors at North Yorkshire County Council are demanding that people are consulted properly on changes to bus timetables.
Liberal Democrats in Bedford & Kempston have hit out at the government's failure to listen to the concerns of people in our area over post office closures. The Government announced on Thursday (17th May) that they will continue with their plan to close at least 2,500 post offices across the country.
"New council: Same Old Tories": that's the conclusion many reached on Wednesday night as Shepway's newly appointed Council Leader Tory Robert Bliss announced an increase in the size of the Shepway Cabinet from 7 to 10. That move will put around £25,000 a year into the pockets of Conservative Councillors - a total of around £100,000 in the next four years.
