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South West Surrey Liberal Democrats
Working hard all year round for Farnham, Godalming, Haslemere, Elstead and the surrounding villages
"Government capping means less police on the beat" Mike Simpson
Wed 20th May 2009
Mike Simpson, The Liberal Democrats new Parliamentary candidate for South West Surrey believes that the government's decision to cap the Surrey Police Authority (SPA) will benefit no-one. If it goes ahead, the decision, which is subject to the approval of Parliament and which the Authority is proposing to challenge by means of a judicial review, will mean that the Authority will have to return £1.6m to council taxpayers but will incur further costs of £1.2m in so doing.
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Mike Simpson comments on MP's expenses
Wed 13th May 2009
I aspire to be the M.P. for South West Surrey, but the torrent of shocking news about M.P.'s expenses makes me wonder how few people will even turn out to vote at the next General Election. The number of people using the phrase, 'You're all as bad as each other' is likely to rocket and who can blame people for thinking that?
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"NO REWARD FOR FAILURE" urges new Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate Mike Simpson
Mon 11th May 2009
Mike Simpson, The Liberal Democrats new Parliamentary candidate for South West Surrey is urging voters not to reward the failure of Conservative-run Surrey County Council. Surrey is one of only four Councils to be awarded just one star by the Audit Commission for its performance in 2008. That puts it in the bottom 3% of all Councils in the Country, alongside Haringey.
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Surrey - Worst Council in England - It's Official
Sat 25th Apr 2009
Surrey County Council is one of only four councils in the country which has a ONE STAR RATING. Conservative-run Surrey joins Haringey and Doncaster who have both been in the national news due to the dreadful state of their Children Services. Three out of five areas covered in a recent Ofsted report on Surrey's services were described as inadequate - the worst possible rank.
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"On issue after issue, the Liberal Democrats have led the fight for real change while the Conservatives lagged behind. On the economy, on the environment and now on the real reform of politics, it is the Lib Dems that are offering something different. "
April Pond, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Norwich North by-election
www.norwichlibdems.org.uk - 21 June
"I believe that my position as an MP between now and the next election is untenable. "
Labour MP Ian Gibson
Resigning as MP for Norwich North - 6 June. See www.norwichlibdems.org.uk for Norwich North by-election news.
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The Government is considering an overhaul of local councils so that one body (a unitary covering ideally 300,000+) deals with all Local Government matters. Waverley has a population of 116,000. How do you think local government is best delivered in our Area?
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