Orcadian Column, 30 January 2025
Last Thursday, as the last rites were read over the Scottish Government’s flagship, National Care Service, few tears were shed. This hapless attempt by the SNP to centralise care services proved singularly unpopular.
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
Last Thursday, as the last rites were read over the Scottish Government’s flagship, National Care Service, few tears were shed. This hapless attempt by the SNP to centralise care services proved singularly unpopular.
In her weekly column, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, Alison Bennett urges the government to fix the mess they have made of teacher pay across local sixth form colleges.
Responding to water bills rising by £123 a year on average, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
Thornbury and Yate MP Claire Young says she is urgently seeking a meeting with Lloyds Bank after it announced of the closure of its Thornbury Branch.
"The Chancellor’s support for expanding Heathrow airport shows an endorsement for airport expansion that’ll be deeply worrying for our local communities fighting tooth and nail against the expansion of Luton Airport"
Merton Council has been criticised for a lack of progress towards its flagship ambition of becoming “London’s first Borough of Sport” after analysis by the Liberal Democrats revealed that Merton is lagging behind other London boroughs in key measures