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Worthing Liberal Democrats Weekly Newsletter – 6th to 12th May 2012

Alan Rice

Articles for the past week: Leader:  Nick agrees with us News this past week:  1. Worthing Tories Vote Share Down 7% 2. New Shadow Cabinet 3. New Deputy Mayor – Two For The Price Of One 4  Queen’s Speech Has Lib Dem Stamp 5. It’s Not Easy Being Green 6. Business As Usual From Worthing [...]

Your Queen’s Speech

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Today’s Queen’s Speech has again shown that the Liberal Democrats are punching way above their weight – and we can be proud of that. It included many of the long-term reforms we’ve campaigned for, such as reform of the banks. These will help build a sustainable future for our country. In 2010, we took the decision together to [...]

Liberal Democrat councillors working to protect services – Clegg

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Speaking at the launch of the Liberal Democrat campaign for local elections in England, Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg said: “Liberal Democrat councillors across the country are working to protect the services that people value most, while Liberal Democrats in the Coalition clear up the economic mess Labour left behind. “Our [...]

Extra £2m social care cash must mean better help at home for people in West Sussex – Bob Smytherman

Don't Cut Us Out campaigners - speaking up for the vulnerable across West Sussex presenting a 10,000 strong petition calling on WSCC to reverse its decision to cut benefits and care support to those judged to have 'moderate' disabilities.
Front left to right: Councillor Peter Catchpole (cabinet member responsible for Adult Services), Jason Attenborough, Andrew Pickthall (both Aldingbourne Country Centre, Fontwell), Richard Padgham (Apuldram Centre, Chichester) and Dr James Walsh (Liberal Democrat County Councillor for West Sussex). In the background other protestors including Sheila Fink, Simon Coghill and Paul Johnson (Pericles Centre, East Grinstead), Melanie Wakeford, Rosie Ehrenzeller, Belinda Paddock, Jane Kilby, Grace Tunnel (Apuldram Centre), Colin Knaggs and Brett Humphrys (Ferring Country Centre, Worthing).

An extra £2,032, 426 for social care in West Sussex will mean people can leave hospital earlier and receive better care at home. This comes from an extra £150m announced by the Coalition Government recently to be spent on shortening hospital stays across the country during the busy winter period. Thanks to the Liberal Democrats [...]

Nick Clegg – New Year Message

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This time last year I spoke about how the most important job for Liberal Democrats was dealing with the economic problems we inherited. 12 months on, that task remains the number one priority for our party and the Coalition. We have had to make some very difficult decisions, but they’ve been the right ones for [...]

Worthing Liberal Democrats Weekly Newsletter – 20th to 26th November 2011

Alan Rice

Articles for the past week:   Leader:  Theatrical performance            News this past week:   1. Lib Dems East & West Christmas Festivities 2. Nick Clegg Launches Youth Contract 3. Youth Contract Will Protect A Generation Of West Sussex Young People 4. Worthing Lib Dems Respond To Theatres Announcement     WORTHING LIBERAL DEMOCRATS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 20TH TO 26TH NOVEMBER 2011      Lib [...]

Website Pages Will Update Residents On Industrial Action

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West Sussex County Council has launched website pages designed to give residents as much warning and advice as possible about any disruption to services as a result of national industrial action on Wednesday, November 30. The web pages will be regularly updated and will include details of any schools that might have to close – [...]

Change that works for Europe & for you

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Eurofile No 10 Lib Dem Eurofile Edition 10 Eurofile 10  Our major concern is with the Eurozone crisis with quotes from Sharon Bowles, Guy Verhofstadt and many more. Carol Weaver looks at whether the Eurozone would have got into this mess if the UK had been a member. Report on the Arab Aawkening event in [...]

Update From Catherine Bearder Member of the European Parliament for South East England

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It was great to get to Birmingham last week and see so many of you all at our Federal conference. Nick Clegg made a great speech setting out what we have already achieved in Government and re-emphasising the core principles of our party. When comparing the conferences of the main parties I’m always struck that [...]

West Sussex Lib Dems confident of changes to NHS Bill

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Liberal Democrats are confident that significant changes will be made to the Government’s Health Bill to address concerns raised by the public, medical professionals and the party. Liberal Democrats led the calls for changes after raising serious concerns at the party’s Spring Conference in March. The Government has completed a listening exercise during a break [...]