The Liberal Democrats have expressed their immense disappointment that rebates for the High Street retailers will not form part of the agenda for the council's inaugural Economic Development Panel on Monday. Cllr David Kendall requested this come to full council as an item of urgent business in December but withdrew the request after assurances from the Mayor that this would be discussed at the January meeting.
Up to 1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
Rosie Sharpley the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Woking today criticised the Tories' marriage tax proposals as being yet another example of unfairness by giving tax breaks to the well off while penalising ordinary working couples.
Whilst all other political parties were not allowed to use the Town Hall for their meetings, it seems that the Residents' Association supremos were exempt from the policy.
A survey of possible Conservative MPs has revealed that they place the issue of climate change at the bottom of their list of priorities. In a poll of 141 Conservative candidates 'Reducing Britain's Carbon Footprint' came 19/19 in a list of possible priorities for a Conservative government.
"It is absurd that voters are being denied the chance to hear him account for his actions before being asked to re-elect him," said the Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary.