GOVERNMENT’S LGR U-TURN COMES AT A REAL COST TO PEOPLE, TAXPAYERS AND LOCAL DEMOCRACY Yesterday, the Government changed its mind yet again over Local Government Reorganisation in Hampshire. ..... see more
A planning application aimed at preparing the Art Deco section of a former department store in Folkestone to become an active mix-used building with commercial units and a medical centre has been submitted.
Responding to the embargoed news that Scotland has recorded its worst ever results for reading and maths in the PISA international comparison of 91 countries’ education systems, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Duncan Dunlop MSP said:
Just two months after the Labour Government announced big ideas for a shake-up of Local Government in Kent, they have now changed their minds.
Following the announcement that local government reorganisation in Staffordshire was now paused, local Liberal Democrats react.
Maidstone Lib Dems say the Labour Government's pause on Kent council reorganisation deepens uncertainty rather than resolving it, wastes months of planning, and leaves council staff facing upheaval with no clear timetable for a final decision.