The EU Chinese Journal have started up a series of "Shadow Parliament" articles- and this is one of those written by a CLD member, Allan Siao Ming Witherick.
Hundreds of brand new lap top computers are being wasted by Barnet Council. Last year, the Council spent almost £1.4 million on 1400 new computers. Over a year later, 100 of these are still un-used and in store. Yet the Tory Deputy Council leader has just signed an order to purchase 300 new machines at a cost of over £275,000
Less than six months to the local elections in May next year. So I wondered what the atmosphere would be like at Tuesday's full Council meeting. It was all rather odd. It was as if War had not been quite declared but all sides were waiting for the other to fire the first shot.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has delivered an early Christmas Present to shoppers in Bedford town centre by announcing a week of free parking beginning on November 30th. All council-run car parks in the town centre will be free for all users during this week, with this initiative just one of several which make Bedford the place to go for Christmas shoppers this year.
Members and Friends of Chinese Lib Dems are warmly invited to attend our 2nd Annual General Meeting to be held on 11 Nov 2009 at Camden Townhall at 5.30pm.
Folkestone West Councillor Tim Prater took matters into his own hands on Thursday when alerted to a litter problem in Coolinge Lane, Sandgate and cleared litter himself in a "10 minute litter pick". In the time, Tim collected handfuls of rubbish including bottles, fast food wrappers and a 2 metre length of Stagecoach bus ticket!
