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
Like many reading this, the team at LGBT+ Liberal Democrats are disappointed and frustrated with the recent revisions to the Liberal Democrats definition of transphobia. While some tidying up of it may have been needed to protect against vexatious legal challenges, we are sad that our party has been pushed so far backwards.
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors are calling on the Chancellor to protect education spending, as shocking new figures show that schools in York face cuts in their spending power of over £3million next year.
York’s Liberal Democrat councillors have warned of an unfair ‘tax bombshell’ that could be passed to local communities, as Government Treasury is contemplating scrap the current "referendum cap" that limits rise in council tax to 2.99%.
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak will personally select the investigator for Dominic Raab's bullying allegations, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
Teachers reveal scale of pupils' hunger as 100,000 frozen out of free school meals Children not eligible for free school meals...
24 new electric vehicles (EVs) will become part of Bedford Borough Council's fleet by the end of the financial year. This will mean that 12.5% of the Council's fleet will be electric - almost three times the national average among all local authorities (4.2%). This will lead to greater reductions to the Council's carbon emissions, as fleet transport and business travel make up 34% of the Council's carbon emissions.