The Liberal Democrats manifesto commitment to increase the income tax threshold to £10,000 took a step closer today when the Chancellor George Osbourne delivered his third Budget. Commenting on the Budget and in particular the personal tax threshold, Liberal Democrat Leader Cllr. Jeremy Hilton said: “Let’s not underestimate the influence of the Liberal Democrats in [...]

Liberal Democrat leaders of Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury responding to the Joint Core Strategy have announced five key policies that include supporting calls for a small eco-town near Highnam. The policies that the Liberal Democrats say must be considered in the next stage of developing the Joint Core Strategy’s preferred option include protecting the Green [...]

Title: County CouncilLocation: Shire HallStart Time: 10:00Date: 2012-03-28

Statement given by the Liberal Democrats concerning the decision of the Overview Scrutiny Management Committee: Liberal Democrat Councillor Ceri Jones said: “In spite of the committee regrettably finding no grounds to overturn the decision taken to select the preferred bidder, we nevertheless uncovered inefficiencies within the process.  For instance, there was much uncertainty as to [...]

Title: Group Leaders and Researchers MeetingLocation: The Bridge House, Stallard Street, Trowbridge, BA14 9AEDescription: Establish coordinated political action across the Western Counties region. To create effective new ways to share best practice, and to ensure that COuncil Groups are not working at cross-purposes.Start Time: 09.30Date: 04/02/2012End Time: 14:00