Mid Sussex Liberal Democrats

Local businessman Gaj Ragunathan explains why he's voting for Robert Eggleston:

"It's neck and neck here, we've got to get out and vote for the Liberal Democrats"

Gaj will be voting for the Liberal Democrats on Thursday, recognising the work Robert Eggleston does in the local community and because he supports Liberal Democrat policies.

A great evening with Baroness Parminter and our Mid Sussex candidate Robert Eggleston last week to learn how the Lib Dems can tackle the environment issues facing us.

The Lib Dem manifesto sets out a number of key pledges to deal with climate change including generating 80% of our electricity from renewables by 2030, the retro-fit of 26 million homes by 2030 to the highest energy standards, planting 60 billion trees a year and ensuring all new cars sold are electric by 2030.

The Liberal Democrats are the only party contesting this election with a clear plan for how we will build a brighter future - and there is a reason why both YouGov and Tactical Voting state that we are the only party that can oust the Tories in Mid Sussex, so vote Robert Eggleston to really make a difference.

Voters across Mid Sussex will get their chance to hear from Parliamentary Candidates across parties before making up their minds about who gets their vote at the General Election on Thursday 12th December.

The first evening of debate takes place this Friday 6th December, 7pm at:

St Andrew's Church, 2 Cants Lane, Burgess Hill, RH15 0LG

Richard Fry, local businessman and lifelong socialist, explains why he has just voted Liberal Democrat for the first time and about an uncanny connection with Michael Heseltine.

Richard, founder and MD of Micro-ID Ltd, has not only cast his postal vote for the Liberal Democrats for the first time but has volunteered to assist the Robert Eggleston campaign and has joined the party.

Mr John Ingleton, past Chairman of the Music Society of Haywards Heath, told us that "the increased costs (associated with Brexit) might affect the long-term viability of the ASMF" (Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra) and similar institutions in the Arts Sector.

John knows this first hand, as part of a family of professional musicians performing internationally, as well as serving on the board of the ASMF. Leaving the Single Market and the consequent loss of Freedom of Movement will increase administration costs from the likely need for numerous temporary work visas, health insurance and difficulties in frequently moving a number of large and valuable instruments across borders. The orchestra has already had to plan future concert tours with longer gaps between performances to allow for possible hold-ups at customs for the lorries carrying the instruments and equipment. Providing for this will clearly add substantially to costs that neither orchestra nor venue will be able to afford in the long term. Brexit will make British orchestras less competitive in Europe and reduce an essential income stream which keeps costs down for British audiences - the ASMF is one of the most popular orchestras in Germany and has amongst the highest levels of sales of recorded classical music in many European countries.

Robert Eggleston, pledges more money for public transport in an effort to reduce congestion and improve air quality.

East Grinstead's roads are notoriously ill-equipped for the level of traffic with routes to Crawley and the M25 regularly at a standstill, resulting in the highest nitrogen dioxide concentration values across the Mid Sussex District.

Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead is a vital asset to the local community, and the dedicated staff provide the best possible care they can, with the resources they have. The service is one that the Liberal Democrats treasure and are dedicated to protecting and pledge to provide more funding to our NHS.

Read about the latest action to save town and village centres, along with the Lib Dem campaign to freeze rail fare hikes, stop the WSCC cuts to services and put the one-way gyratory plan in Haywards Heath back to public consultation. Other news includes the huge surge in Lib Dem support locally.