Health workers ranging from doctors, dentists, nurses and midwives to cleaners and porters are to receive a 1% pay rise. Commenting on the news, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said the government are treating staff like 'dirt'. He says:
Hampshire County Council is increasing its share of Council Tax by 4.99%, pushing Council Tax bills for a band D home to over £1500 a year. But despite putting taxes up again, the Conservative County Council is cutting services:
Local NHS and social care services are in crisis as they battle increasing demand and Conservative cuts.
Lib Dem leader in the House of Lords Lord Newby visited Aldershot last week to talk to local members about the impact of Brexit.
Local Liberal Democrats are calling on the Conservative-run County Council to fix our roads and pavements. The County Council has paid out over half a million pounds compensating motorists for damage caused by potholes since 2012. And Lib Dem County Councillors have revealed that at the current rate of repair it would take 123 years to resurface Hampshire's pavements. Local Lib Dem campaigner Leola Card said, "The Lib Dem team have been out in the North Farnborough area and have reported many potholes to Hampshire County Council for repair. In many areas of Farnborough the roads are becoming increasingly busy with heavy traffic. Maintenance of these roads should be a high priority."
Women’s rights around the world are under attack, with authoritarianism on the rise and deep cuts to UK aid undermining decades of progress. Defending women's rights must be a top priority and the UK must act boldly.
Two years of brutal civil war have turned Sudan into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with over 30 million people in urgent need of aid. Our new policy calls for UK leadership to end the conflict - standing with the Sudanese people.
Space is no longer science fiction – it underpins our economy, security, and daily lives. Our new policy will renew the National Space Strategy, support UK spaceports and hubs, and designate space as a strategic industry.
