Anyone reading this will doubtless know the result of lst week’s referendum on EU membership, which the LibDems can only regard as a terrible mistake by the British public. It appears to have been a self-destructive protest vote with huge consequences unexpected by many of the people who voted to leave. One very small silver …
Tag: Europe
May 26
European Parliament Results
Sadly, on Sunday night, the East of England lost one of its strongest advocates and keenest supporters when Andrew Duff was not re-elected as our MEP. The following is Andrew’s press statement on the subject: This was the most polarised of the seven campaigns in which I have stood as a candidate for the European …
May 02
Why You Should Vote Lib Dem
As the elections approach, we hope that people will be thinking ever more seriously about the question of which party to vote for. The following arguments for voting Lib Dem come from the party’s HQ. The Liberal Democrats want Britain to stay in the EU because we are fighting for a stronger economy – fighting …
Feb 27
Two Meetings: Climate Change and Europe
South Cambridgeshire Lib Dems are organising two meetings on key Lib Dem issues. Both will be open to the public. Climate Change: A View from the Poles With Dr Eoghan Griffin of the Scott Polar Institute, Cambridge (speaking in a personal capacity). Date: 20 March 2013, at 7pm. Venue: Foxton Village Hall. With home-made supper …
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Earlier this year Conservatives at County Hall decided to cut the amount of money being spent on a five year “Invest to Improve” plan tackling the repair of “unclassified roads” (minor roads in towns and country lanes) because these roads were apparently in such good condition.![]()
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That’s probably not how most residents would have described these roads, although there had been some improvements as result of the plan.![]()
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Today the County Council has released figures showing the number of minor roads in Hertfordshire that are in need of repair has nearly doubled since last year – increasing from 7% to 12% - proving the residents not the council to be right about the state of these roads.
After making it harder to introduce 20mph speed limits Herts County Council said it would spend £7 million to overcome its own rules and introduce at least some more 20mph limits. These will be expensive because of the council’s absurdly complicated rules about where 20 mph limits are allowed and which ones should actually be done.![]()
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Herts County Council pledged to spend £1 million by March 2022 but now they are saying that they cannot do this and that £700,000 will remain unspent. It remains to be seen whether the other £6 million is real or was just invented for the County Council elections but even if it is at this rate it will only result in a tiny proportion of suitable roads getting a 20mph limit.![]()
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Other councils, like Lancashire and Suffolk have done the job much more cheaply by just doing all suitable roads at once, without lots of unnecessary humps and chicanes. Hertfordshire should scrap their complex rules and do the same.
Timeline PhotosIt’s nearly time to pick up your free tree! 🌳![]()
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Visit your nearest town to get your tree and help tackle climate change and improve biodiversity in the district:![]()
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📍 Royston: 7 December, Priory Memorial Gardens, 11am-4pm![]()
📍 Baldock: 9 December, Avenue Park, 11am-4pm![]()
📍 Letchworth: 14 December, Howard Gardens, 11am-4pm![]()
📍 Hitchin: 16 December, Bancroft, 11am-4pm![]()
📍 Great Ashby: 17 December, Community Centre, 11am-4pm![]()
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For more information about our free tree giveaway, visit: ow.ly/cpEh50GZGln
World AIDS Day. ![]()
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Let's unite to support all those affected by AIDS and to remember those who have died of it. ![]()
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