The big news this week in Parliament has been the historic victory for the Gurkhas in a vote which the government lost by 21 votes on a Liberal Democrat motion. It was, as Nick Clegg said, the only decent thing we could do. If people are prepared to fight and die for this country why should they and their families not be allowed to settle here?
Car Parking Charges
Conservative councillors have voted to disregard the recent public consultation into the North Chelmsford Area Action Plan. An overwhelming 71% of respondents did not agree with the proposed "urban sprawl" to extend the northern edges of Chelmsford.
Six men involved in a ghost voting scandal in the 2007 Slough local elections were jailed by Reading Crown Court today (Friday).
At a recent Spelthorne Borough Council meeting Liberal Democrat Councillors led a debate on the shocking failure of Conservative-controlled Surrey County Council to run its Children's services properly. Unfortunately the Conservative majority group refused to criticise Surrey and voted against the motion.
SHOPS will suffer if the council stops free parking at its staff car park on Saturdays, according to Lib Dem councillors.