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by willforster on 3 June, 2024
The latest poll from YouGov has predicted that Liberal Democrats are on course to win in Woking. The MRP poll by YouGov, predicts that the Conservatives would lose the seat to the Lib Dems. The poll also shows Labour are out of the race in Woking, trailing behind in a distant third place at 17%. […]
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The Liberal Democrats have called for a new protected status for local rivers and marine protected areas, after shocking figures reveal that Thames Water dumped sewage 609 times in 2023. Analysis of official data from the Environment Agency by the party shows that Thames Water discharged sewage in waterways in and around Woking for a […]
Read more Leave a commentby willforster on 2 June, 2024
A new mega poll by Electoral Calculus has predicted that Liberal Democrats and I are on course to win in Woking at the next election. The MRP poll as reported by The Daily Mail, predicts that the Conservatives would lose the seat to the Lib Dems if an election were held today. The poll also […]
Read more Leave a commentby willforster on 31 May, 2024
The Liberal Democrats have launched our ambition to extend free school meals to all primary school children, funded by a new share buyback tax. The Government currently only provides meals for all children in reception, year 1 and year 2. In year 3 and above, the Government has set stringent conditions on family income for […]
Read more Leave a commentby willforster on 30 May, 2024
6,725 children and young people in Surrey are on mental health waiting lists with average waits of 189 days, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. To help tackle the crisis in children’s mental health and reduce waiting lists, the Lib Dems have announced that their manifesto will include a […]
Read more Leave a commentby willforster on 29 May, 2024
Earlier this week, I wrote to Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, calling on him to reallocate some of the ‘wasted’ funds from the Levelling Up Rounds to provide much needed services in Sheerwater. Woking Borough Council’s unsuccessful bid for £3.8 million from Round Two of the Levelling Up fund […]
Read more Leave a commentby willforster on 28 May, 2024
Today, the Liberal Democrats will confirm our plans for a Burglary Response Guarantee as new data uncovered by the party reveals the shocking scale of unsolved burglaries in local areas across England and Wales. The figures were compiled from a series of Freedom of Information requests by the Lib Dems, which have broken down unsolved […]
Read more Leave a commentby willforster on 27 May, 2024
The Liberal Democrats have announced that our manifesto will include a plan to abolish Ofwat and replace it with a new regulator with real teeth that can crack down on water companies dumping filthy sewage into rivers and beaches. The Lib Dems, who have led the campaign against sewage pollution for over three years, will […]
Read more Leave a commentby willforster on 27 May, 2024
The Liberal Democrats have announced that their five-year plan to give patients a legal right to see a GP within a week or 24-hours if in urgent need will be in their General Election manifesto. Last year there were 1,050,789 appointments that took over two weeks in the Surrey Heartlands NHS area that covers Woking, […]
Read more Leave a commentby willforster on 26 May, 2024
The Liberal Democrats have warned that the Conservative Party’s plans to spend £2.5 billion on National Service would lead to cuts to vital services in Woking. The Conservatives have said their plans would be paid for by slashing funding for local areas through the Shared Prosperity Fund from 2028-29, which funds projects that boost jobs […]
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