http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Serena Tierney and Mid Sussex Liberal Democrats en-GB Serena Tierney and Mid Sussex Liberal Democrats http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Serena Tierney and Mid Sussex Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T10:16+00:00 United Kingdom http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000155/serena_tierney_makes_pledge_to_voters_on_student_fees.html Serena Tierney has signed a pledge to voters ahead of the forthcoming general election that she would vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament. 2010-03-02T22:39+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000154/40000_sussex_pensioners_losing_out_on_cold_weather_payments.html Up to 40,000 needy pensioners across Sussex are missing out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats. 2010-01-17T14:44+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000153/serena_tierney_puts_fairness_at_the_heart_of_the_liberal_democrat_campaign.html The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place. 2010-01-12T21:23+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000152/mid_sussex_district_council_thinks_its_response_to_adverse_weather_is_to_clear_the_council_car_parks.html The District Council still seems to think highways and pavements are solely the County Council's responsibility and only seem to be gritting the main car parks (using contractors apparently). Yet many of their staff may be under employed because the weather (no bin service and leisure centres closed) so it would be nice to think that more could be done to help local residents to clear roads and pavements. 2010-01-07T21:46+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000151/council_discussion_of_pavement_gritting_too_little_too_late.html Responding to Tory Mid Sussex District council leader's statement that: "a meeting has been arranged to discuss our Emergency Planning guidelines for Friday 8th Jan", Serena Tierney, local Lib Dem parliamentary campaigner commented; 2010-01-05T20:09+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000150/icy_conditions_needs_a_more_joined_up_response_from_county_council.html The current icy conditions following the recent snowfalls have caused problems for us all, and whilst major routes have been kept open side streets and pavements have become ice rinks, which are only now beginning to improve with a gradual thaw. 2009-12-23T21:22+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000149/government_to_cut_off_internet_access_to_thousands_of_innocent_people.html Innocent people could have their internet access disconnected if proposals in this week's Queen's Speech become law. 2009-11-24T20:51+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000148/sussex_councillor_leaves_tories_to_join_lib_dems.html Gavin Ayling, Councillor for Buckingham ward on Adur District Council, has today announced that he has left the Conservative party and joined the Liberal Democrats. 2009-11-17T20:42+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000147/burgess_hill_schools_merger_issues_raised_by_local_councillor.html Liberal Democrat Cllr Sue Knight has welcomed proposals to merge our two Mid Sussex special needs schools. However she has raised concerns that a number of questions need answering relating to the possible merger, which would see the two schools relocated onto the site of Oakmeeds Community Comprehensive in Burgess Hill. 2009-11-09T22:50+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000145/force_out_mps_who_abuse_expenses.html Commenting on Norman Baker MP's motion today in Parliament relating to MPs who are convicted of a criminal offence in relation to their expenses or otherwise found to have claimed expenses fraudulently, Serena Tierney, Lib Dem parliamentary campaigner for Mid Sussex, said: 2009-10-29T22:00+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000144/lib_dems_put_1010_motions_to_parliaments_and_mid_sussex_district_council.html Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats have placed the party at the forefront of the debate on climate change by putting the most ambitious policy motion to date before the House of Commons. 2009-10-28T22:03+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000142/change_of_ownership_at_gatwick_should_not_mean_any_additional_runway.html Responding to a question from East Grinstead Councillor Jean Glynn, at the South East Liberal Democrat Regional Conference on Saturday, Norman Baker, MP for Lewes, restated Liberal Democrat opposition to any expansion of runway capacity at Gatwick Airport following the change of ownership of the airport. 2009-10-25T22:50+00:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000141/liberal_democrats_demand_compensation_for_rail_passengers_forced_to_use_replacement_bus_services.html Rail passengers forced onto replacement buses should have a part-refund of their fare, according to Liberal Democrat MP, Norman Baker, who called for the customers who are affected to be compensated with a third of their money back. 2009-10-24T12:02+01:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000140/car_parking_hike_comes_back_to_haunt_mid_sussex_district_council.html New figures released by Mid Sussex District Council show a big shortfall in the income from car parking tickets issued in the district's car parks since prices were hiked up earlier this year - despite Lib Dem opposition warnings at the time that it was the wrong moment to be increasing charges. "It's time that the Tories put their hands up and admitted that they've made a massive error of judgement on this issue." says Burgess Hill councillor Heather Ross. 2009-10-19T08:11+01:00 http://midsussexlibdems.org.uk/news/000139/banking_fat_cats_should_be_left_to_fail_not_given_subsidised_super_profits.html Britain's biggest ever subsidised industry - the big banks - bailed out by billions of government money are now back in business, raking in the profit; their main objective to enrich their top staff whilst paying paltry sums to the depositors who entrust their savings with them, and refusing to lend to productive industries who could provide real jobs. Meanwhile shareholders seem powerless to have any real control over these businesses, letting their top employees pay themselves millions in unearned bonuses on a grossly inflated scale of the real worth of such staff. 2009-10-16T20:26+01:00