The outline plans in the Coalition’s recently published ‘Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England’ are examined by Liberal Democrat peer Ben Stoneham. Clegg calls time on unfair tax system At the Institute for Government last Friday, the Deputy Prime Minister gave a major speech on tax and supporting working families. “The tax system,” [...]

Published on Liberal Democrat Voice By Nick Thornsby | Published 2nd February 2012 – 3:54 pm Yesterday (1st Feb) saw the publication by the Institute for Fiscal Studies of its annual ‘Green Budget‘, which looks generally at the global and UK economic picture as well providing a detailed analysis of the UK fiscal position. The document is fascinating [...]

Contractors working for Gas Alliance seem to be hitting a few problems with work being carried out replacing pipework on the Huntlands Estate in Short Heath. Some residents are reporting delays in connections to new pipework and this weekend during the freezing weather conditions exposed water froze leaving some without water for a time. Liberal [...]

Out on site visits Friday checking out anti social behaviour issues on Sneyd Park and Coppice Farm. Action plans being drawn up by all agencies involved. Other activity last week  in the battle against anti social behaviour across the North Willenhall area including Squires Grove and alleyway next to 284 Lichfield Road.

Published in The Guardian: Denis Campbell, health correspondent · guardian.co.uk: Friday 3 February 2012 Seven hospital trusts struggling with crippling private finance initiative debts are to receive £1.5bn in emergency funding from the government to help them avoid cutting patient services to pay their bills. The Department of Health is making the £1.5bn available – [...]

Good result at last night’s planning committee. All but one councillor (Tory) voted to refuse to allow an Off-Licence in Essington Road at its junction with Baynton Road, New Invention reports Liberal Democrat councillor Ian Shires. Speaking to the meeting Ian pointed out that residents living near to the proposed outlet had a very real [...]

Published on Liberal Democrat Voice By Linda Jack | Published 2nd February 2012 – 6:02 pm Over the past 21 months I have had many moments when I have felt close to despair about the behaviour of our parliamentarians. Sometimes, like voting in favour of tuition fees, they can rightly point to the Coalition Agreement – endorsed overwhelmingly [...]

Published on Liberal Democrat Voice By Nick Thornsby | Published 2nd February 2012 – 3:54 pm Yesterday saw the publication by the Institute for Fiscal Studies of its annual ‘Green Budget‘, which looks generally at the global and UK economic picture as well providing a detailed analysis of the UK fiscal position. The document is fascinating in many [...]

Published on Liberal Democrat Voice By Andrew Stunell MP | Published 2nd February 2012 – 10:53 am As some of you may know from my previous postings, one of my responsibilities in Government is the Building Regulations. So far, so dull, right? On the face of it, you might be forgiven for thinking so, but the building regulations [...]