Broken Promises & Broken Roads
Conservative-run Council leaves our roads & paths in ruin
26 Mar 2025
Economy & Business
Claire Young: Spring Statement is a missed opportunity
Following today’s Spring Statement, local Liberal Democrat MP Claire Young has said that the Chancellor “missed the opportunity” to deliver the change needed in Thornbury & Yate by scrapping the jobs tax and reforming business rates.
26 Mar 2025
Spring Statement: Chancellor must scrap jobs tax or risk "epidemic of empty shop fronts"
Ahead of the Chancellor delivering her Spring Statement today, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 Mar 2025
WBC
Parking charges motion amended
Liberal Democrats joined councillors of other parties in supporting the principle of not charging for car parking at sports facilities, but made clear that pressure on the council’s finances would need to be considered in future consideration.
25 Mar 2025
Hazel Grove
Spring statement must support local businesses
Local Liberal Democrat MP Lisa Smart has called on the Chancellor to deliver a Spring Statement that will “save our small businesses” on Wednesday.
25 Mar 2025
Black Sea deal: Trump has “had the wool pulled over his eyes”
Responding to reporting that the US “will help restore Russia’s access to the world market” as part of the Black Sea ceasefire, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
25 Mar 2025