Meet Your Local Lib Dem Candidate for Ottershaw
Hello! I'm Ronan McCaughey, and like many of you, I fell in love with our wonderful Ottershaw community when I moved here 10 years ago.
21 Nov 2024
Runnymede Liberal Democrats
Working Hard for Runnymede All Year Round
Local News
Time for root and branch House of Lords reform
This week’s vote on the Bill to remove the remaining 92 hereditary peers from the House of Lords is a step in the right direction. But we need to go further.
12 Nov 2024
The future of The Rose and Olive Branch pub hangs in the balance
Virginia Water Councillor Karin Rowsell is expressing support for the Rose and Olive Branch to continue as a pub after its current tenants finish trading this Christmas.
7 Nov 2024
Success after four month battle to fix Virginia Water station lifts
The Liberal Democrats are pleased to report that the lifts at Virginia Water station are finally operational again after a four-month period of restricted service that caused significant hardship for disabled and elderly residents.
2 Nov 2024
Runnymede and Weybridge Liberal Democrats welcome Carer Support while pushing for healthcare improvements
The Liberal Democrats have welcomed changes to Carer's Allowance earnings limits in yesterday's Budget, while emphasising that more action is needed to improve local healthcare services including GP and dental appointments, and cancer care waiting times.
31 Oct 2024
Local MP Ben Spencer fails to support motions to fix health and care crises
Runnymede Liberal Democrats have criticised Ben Spencer’s decision not to support a motion that would have seen the Government rescue community healthcare and end the carer's repayment scandal.
21 Oct 2024
Surrey County Council News
Surrey Lib Dems Welcome Waste Plan Sites Deletion
The Liberal Democrats at Surrey County Council today welcomed the deletion of three proposed thermal treatment sites from the Council's Waste Plan.
14 Feb 2007
Surrey Lib Dems Highlight Budget Failings
The Liberal Democrats at Surrey County Council today opposed the ruling Conservative administration's budget proposals, criticising them as short term and lacking in foresight.
6 Feb 2007
Lib Dems Force Action on Road Flooding
At today's Full Council meeting at Surrey County Council, the Liberal Democrat group pushed through a call for urgent action to improve the County's highways drainage in the face of increased rainfall due to climate change.
23 Jan 2007
Surrey Liberal Democrats Call For Urgent Highways Action
The Liberal Democrat group on Surrey County Council (SCC) has submitted a motion to the next Full Council meeting on the 28 November urging the Council to review the way it delivers highway maintenance and calling for the resignation of the Conservative Executive Member.
21 Nov 2006
Liberal Democrats Call To Protect Emergency Planning
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have called on the County to protect the Emergency Planning service which is in deep trouble following resignations and departures that will see almost the entire team lost by the end of the year.
24 Oct 2006
Liberal Democrats Keep Up the Pressure on Waste
At a lengthy council meeting yesterday (Tuesday 17th), the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council once again raised their concerns about SCC's waste disposal policies.
18 Oct 2006
UK Lib Dem news
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Fair Votes Now!
The Liberal Democrats have long championed proportional representation, advocating for a voting system where every vote truly counts. We believe that reforming our electoral system is crucial for a fairer democracy and better governance.
LD
16 Sep 2024
Health, Care & the NHS
Saving our NHS
We believe everyone deserves high-quality healthcare, accessible when and where it’s needed and free at the point of use.
LD
15 Sep 2024
Environment
National Nature Parks
The Liberal Democrats have laid out a bold and ambitious plan to restore the UK’s natural environment and ensure that everyone can access a clean, healthy, and thriving green space.
LD
15 Sep 2024