RAAC Casts Shadow over 950 Families
Dundee has the highest concentration of RAAC-affected homes in Scotland. Every single day families of nearly 950 properties are living with fear, financial stress, and uncertainty.
2 Dec 2025
Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)
14 Feb 2021
Cllr Andy Swain
Ward: Teign Valley
Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham
Contact information
Mobile: 07756 253908
Email: andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk
Committee appointments
Term of Office
- 07/05/2019 - 13/05/2023
Andy's News
Tunbridge Wells water outage: Govt must deploy national resources including army if needed to avoid public health crisis, says Davey
Responding to the water outage affecting thousands of homes in Kent, which is now in its fourth day, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Dec 2025
Cippenham
Progress for Jen Simpson’s fence petition: “councillors unanimously agreed that the petition ‘should’ be heard by cabinet [which] will thus engage with residents, community groups and ward councillors to agree on a way forward” – Slough Express, 1/12/25
Jen Simpson powerfully presented Cippenham residents' case against the 8 foot fence SBC put up around Eltham Ave car park. At Slough Council on 1/12/25 Jen's petition, strongly backed by Lib Dem Cllrs O'Kelly & Akram, got SBC to agree to engage & review
2 Dec 2025
Tim Farron’s Parliamentary debate leads to review into temporary slip roads for Junction 38
Last night, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron led an Adjournment Debate on the floor of the House of Commons, on the need to build temporary slip roads at Junction 38 of the M6 near Tebay
2 Dec 2025
Prisoners wrongly released: Govt and Prison Service must own up to their failures
Commenting after Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy admitted this morning that twelve more prisoners have been wrongly released, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
2 Dec 2025
Scottish Lib Dems call violence against women a national emergency
Commenting ahead of a debate in the Scottish Parliament later today (Tuesday 2nd December), Scottish Liberal Democrats said that violence against women and girls is “a national emergency” and set out their plans to tackle gender-based violence.
2 Dec 2025