An opportunity to reform The Lords has been missed
On reform of the House of Lords, Boris Johnson wrote in the Daily Telegraph on 30 January 2003:
BL
13 Aug 2020
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
“Be a team-player” Haringey Lib Dem Spurs fans tell club
Haringey Lib Dem Spurs fans are calling on their club’s management to waive a £30,000 bill for hosting a food bank. During the...
HLD
13 Aug 2020
Over 25,000 New Homes to be built in Uttlesford by 2040?
Cllr Alan Dean, leader of the Lib Dem Opposition, said "Back in April, when R4U persuaded the Council to vote to withdraw the emerging plan, the Lib Dems warned that the decision meant the Council would lose control over the number of houses the Government required to be built in the district. We said it would also leave the district prey to more unplanned development without the necessary infrastructure".
AD
13 Aug 2020
As Crowne Plaza Hotel rescued with second loan, Opposition calls for transparency in decision making
The Liberal Democrats Opposition in Newcastle has renewed calls for transparency about the Council's COVID-19 Rescue Loan Fund, as news emerged that the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the Stephenson Quarter has received cash alongside arts, culture and leisure organisations in the City.
13 Aug 2020
Liberal Democrats challenge lack of Black police officers in Kent
The Liberal Democrats are calling for action to increase diversity in the police force as new figures reveal that only 0.3% of police officers in Kent are Black.
GCAW
13 Aug 2020
North Wiltshire Farmer and Lib Dem Prospective Police and Crime Commissioner Candidate, Liz Webster has called for a major efforts to combat organised rural crime including the introduction of an affordable, national DNA database for all livestock
Her call comes as shocking new figures from farm insurance specialists NFU Mutual show thefts from Wiltshire farms doubling in a year to £1m.
ES
13 Aug 2020