Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
A mandatory digital ID system risks deepening digital exclusion. It would disproportionately affect older people, disabled people, and those living in poverty. It would threaten the right to privacy in a free and open society.
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has written an open letter to One Nation Conservatives who feel abandoned by their party urging them to join the Liberal Democrats, following Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech today.
As part of Dyslexia Awareness Month (October), Yeovil MP Adam Dance has joined forces with campaigner Jamie Oliver and the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) to encourage residents to take part in the Voice Petition.
Local MP Tim Farron has warmly welcomed the news that funding has been restored for GP surgeries in Ambleside, Hawkshead, and Millom to treat minor injuries.
Slough Lib Dems' call for a review of the Council's Refuse Collection Policy was proposed by Cllr Sabah (in photo, with Sir Ed Davey), seconded by Cllr Akram, supported by all the councillors who spoke at a full Council meeting, and unanimously agreed.
Responding to reports that the Government is proposing an increase to the amount the NHS will pay pharmaceutical firms for drugs, in a bid to steer U.S. President Donald Trump away from his threatened tariffs on the sector, Liberal Democrat Health and Soc