Will Forster

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More than 12,000 Woking pensioners are set to be hit with a £12,029,247 stealth tax following the Budget, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Research by the Resolution Foundation think tank has found pensioners are set to lose out from this week’s Budget.  This is due to the Conservative Government’s decision to freeze […]

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The Liberal Democrats and I have labelled the Chancellor’s budget announcement today a desperate deception, with income tax bills still set to rise for local people. The Lib Dems have said that local residents will see through this deception by the Chancellor and that people don’t want more empty promises from this Conservative Government whilst […]

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Surrey saw a 33% rise in ‘four week waits’ for GP appointments last year when compared to 2022, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The NHS data measures the time between when the appointment was booked and when it took place. It showed that the number of appointments that […]

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Woking Borough Council’s budget for 2024/25 was approved by elected members during last night’s Extraordinary Full Council meeting. Approval of the budget was possible following the offer and acceptance of a Government support package and £8.4 million worth of service reductions and savings. The package of support will enable the Council’s debt repayment provision, known […]

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Hold them to account petition submitted

by willforster on 29 February, 2024

Last week, I presented my petition signed by 1970 local people to the Government calling on those responsible for effectively bankrupting Woking Borough Council to be held to account. Following the Lib Dems taking control of Woking Council, they set by an independent review into the actions and decisions of the former administration that let […]

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Figures reveal GP funding slashed in Woking since 2019

by willforster on 21 February, 2024

Funding for GP services in Surrey Heartlands has been slashed by £9,179,481 in real terms since 2019, research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The House of Commons Library analysis looks at funding for General Practices over the past four years once inflation is taken into account. It shows that funding per patient across […]

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This time last week, a multi-million pound investment in the local social housing stock was agreed by Woking Borough Council. Since housing services returned in-house in April 2022 and the Liberal Democrats took over running the Council in May 2022, it has become clear that the Woking Council’s housing stock is in a poor condition […]

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Last week, the Liberal Democrats running Woking Borough Council agreed proposals that will deliver over £8 million in Council service-related savings – the decision will support the delivery of a balanced budget for the next financial year. During the meeting, I was pleased Councillors agreed my amendment to the budget for an additional package of […]

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New analysis from the Liberal Democrats has revealed that a staggering 3021 burglaries went unsolved across Surrey in the year ending September 2023, the 2nd highest unsolved rate in the country – only South Yorkshire was worse. On average 8 burglaries in Surrey went unsolved every single day. In the year to September 2023, only […]

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Lib Dems oppose Surrey County Council’s budget

by willforster on 6 February, 2024

Earlier today, I lead the opposition to Surrey County Council’s budget put forward by the Conservative administration. In my speech, I explained why the squeeze on Council budgets makes it all the more important to ‘get it right’ in all areas, to make sure the maximum amount of funds is available to deliver the quality […]

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