The Conservative plot to cancel Surrey's elections
The Surrey Conservatives are trying to seize the opportunity to use English Devolution as an excuse to cancel this year’s May elections.
5 Jan 2025
Runnymede Liberal Democrats
Working Hard for Runnymede All Year Round
Local News
Runnymede Finances Update
Following the formation of the new Alliance leadership in May 2024 we are pleased to announce that the Non Statutory – Best Value Notice, issued by the Government in December 2023, has now been lifted.
30 Dec 2024
Runnymede Council's £2.5 Million Energy Efficiency Drive
Runnymede Borough Council is pleased to announce the start of a £2.5 million energy efficiency initiative targeting over 160 council-owned homes.
29 Nov 2024
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
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
Surrey County Council News
Winter Preparation: Improvements and Disappointments
Lib Dem County Councillors Stephen Cooksey and David Goodwin have worked for some months as part of a small Council Task Group established to make recommendations about improving the chaotic arrangements that the County had in place when the heavy snow fell last winter. Many of the recommendations of the Group have been accepted by the Cabinet, which agreed to provide an additional £1 million to improve the service in the coming winter.
25 Oct 2010
"EU Budget should be cut" - Sharon Bowles MEP
Euro MPs voted in Strasbourg on Wednesday on the EU budget for 2011, at the same time as the Coalition Government announced details of the Comprehensive Spending Review, set to reduce the UK budget by some 6% each year for four years.
23 Oct 2010
Attempts by MEPs to scrap Strasbourg parliament gather momentum
A cross party campaign to end the European Parliament's monthly travelling circus from Brussels to its second seat in Strasbourg is gathering momentum - despite attempts last week to throw it off course.
7 Nov 2010
Lib Dem Iain Murdoch wins key district by-election in Mole Valley
Mole Valley Lib Dems won a seat from the Conservatives in Thursday's District Council by-election in Capel, Leigh and Newdigate. This means that the Liberal Democrats are now the largest group on Mole Valley District Council.
22 Oct 2010
Over £100 million a day interest - it has to stop
Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has written to party members ahead of today's Comprehensive Spending Review.
20 Oct 2010
UK Lib Dem news
Carers
Reversing the cuts to Bereavement Support Payments
Liberal Democrats have passed new policy to stand up for bereaved families and kinship carers, so more young people can grow up in a loving, stable home.
16 Sep 2024
Supporting the Future of Music
We are committed to tackling the challenges facing our music industry head-on. By doing so, we can maintain the UK’s reputation as a global leader in music, while giving future generations the chance to share in its success.
LD
16 Sep 2024
International Development
Restoring the UK’s Reputation on the World Stage
The Liberal Democrats are committed to rebuilding the trust and compassion that the UK was once known for. We believe that our country has a responsibility to support those in need, no matter where they are in the world.
LD
16 Sep 2024