News
Sussex councillor leaves Tories to join Lib Dems
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.
Search
News
Burgess Hill schools merger issues raised by local councillor
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…
News
Lib Dem call for climate change to be integrated into plan for Mid Sussex
Talk about the future of Mid Sussex often leads to discussion of the problems of congestion in our towns, particularly around peak travel periods. Any future plans for new housing need to incorporate…
News
Force out MPs who abuse expenses
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…
News
Lib Dems put 10:10 motions to Parliaments and Mid Sussex District Council
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.
News
Change of ownership at Gatwick should not mean any additional runway
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…
News
Liberal Democrats demand compensation for rail passengers forced to use replacement bus services
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…
News
Car parking hike comes back to haunt Mid Sussex District Council
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 -…
News
Banking fat cats should be left to fail, not given subsidised super profits
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…
News
Conservative education policy will destroy local accountability for schools
For anyone with children, worries about which school they will attend will often be a key issue in any discussion about their futures. We all want a good school for our child. Too often politicians'…