Lib Dem LGBT group DELGA are backing a campaign to change the policies on treatment of trans people of Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust, so that the quality and options of treatment open to transgender people is not dependent on where they happen to live. An independent petition has been started on the Downing Street website and we strongly urge our members and supporters to add their names.
Newcastle East Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman Greg Stone has hit back at a Labour ambush over their criticism of Newcastle council for not bringing forward spending on school improvement projects, and has turned the tables by challenging senior Labour ministers to bring forward spending on the refurbishment of the Byker Wall and Estate.
Newcastle East Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Greg Stone has offered support to a call by Heaton residents for more allotment provision in the area.
Surrey County Council has been downgraded from 3 stars to 1 by the Audit Commission, the Government body that assesses the performance of local authorities. They have concluded from the most recent inspections carried out last year that Surrey services are performing inadequately and failing its most vulnerable residents.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has asked the Department of Transport to the help thousands of young people in his constituency by introducing a concessionary bus fare scheme for all young adults in South Lakeland.