My Lib Dem colleagues and I have criticised Woking Borough Council’s decision to increase the cost of parking in Woking town centre after the delays and problems with the Victoria Square development. The Council’s Victoria Square development was originally meant to open in Autumn 2020, but its opening has been delayed twice. Firstly, to Spring […]

On Small Business Saturday, the Lib Dems and I have called for taxes to be slashed on small businesses and backed the proposals which would benefit 1,900 small businesses and entrepreneurs in Woking, from cafes and restaurants to high street shops. The proposed tax cut would save small businesses an average of £5,000 a year by […]

Following a call by the Lib Dems, residents will no longer be requested to submit photographic identification when applying for a postal vote from Woking Borough Council. Lib Dem Councillor for Horsell, Adam Kirby, submitted a motion to secure simpler postal voting back in July – the motion was eventually approved by all Councillors in […]

The local Lib Dems and I have backed a letter sent to the COP26 climate change summit signed by hundreds of local Councillors across the country calling on more power for local government to tackle climate change. What the country has faced during the covid pandemic will pale in comparison to the economic and social […]

There was a hugely significant vote in Parliament today in which Woking’s Tory MP voted to water down rules for dealing with MP sleaze and corruption. I think it is shameful that our local Conservative MP voted to water down rules aimed at preventing political sleaze.  Jonathan Lord’s constituents deserve better than this stitch up that […]

Parents of almost 150,000 children in Surrey would receive vouchers worth £200 a year to spend on catch-up classes and educational activities, under plans announced by the Lib Dems. The policy would empower parents to help their children catch up after months of school closures and disruption during the pandemic.  The vouchers could be spent on […]

Last week, Woking Borough Council announced that garden waste will not be collected until 2022 due to a shortage of HGV drivers. The service has been suspended several times over the summer and the latest hold on collections was due to end on 10th September.  However, the Council has now announced the suspension of the service for an […]

As many as 13% of hard-pressed families across Woking face being left worse off when the Government end the uplift to Universal Credit next month. New data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation exposes the true nature of how badly some areas will be hit by the £20 Universal Credit cut, which is opposed by the Lib Dems and […]

The Lib Dems and I have called on Surrey County Council to stand up to the Government over its failure to deliver the previously promised reform of the social care system. My Lib Dem colleagues and I have tabled a motion to the County Council’s next meeting on 13th July demanding that the Council continues […]

This Carers Week, the Lib Dems and I are calling on the Government to provide emergency funding to give carers a break from dramatically increased caring responsibilities during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 108,400 people in Surrey are looking after elderly, disabled or vulnerable people.  Data from Carers UK shows 64% of carers have not been […]