Black History Month 2024
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South Central Region covers the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and this site contains information about the Liberal Democrats across the region.
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
Anger and disappointment at the lack of ambition and action by Bucks Council on regeneration of Aylesbury Town Centre. At a meeting of Aylesbury Town Council, councillors slammed the plans as 'lacking ambition 'and 'shameful'.
We are hearing the same issue raised on the doorsteps. Patients from Whitehill and Popular Grove and Walton Court surgeries are all saying the same thing; “I can’t get an appointment with my GP”. The Liberal Democrats have a plan for 8000 more GPs!
The Conservative government have “neglected” rural communities as figures reveal a reduction in staff over the last year to just 14 for the whole of the 3 counties in the Thames Valley police area are dedicated to rural crime.
After many years of delays, Manydown is happening! Work will start next year on the project to deliver up to 3,520 much needed homes and other benefits.
The A339 in Kingsclere is the most dangerous stretch of road between Basingstoke and the boundary with West Berkshire, but Conservative-controlled Hampshire County Council are doing nothing to improve it.
The inability of the Labour government to define what it means by ‘working people’ is staggering. Many of us thought that it was a code for working class whatever in turn that meant.
Sarah Green was reselected as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Chesham & Amersham on Saturday 6 January 2024
Book now for ‘World Food Tasting’ event
Conservative-led East Hampshire District Council has decided to raise charges for council services, including car parking.
January's talk will be by Amy Dolley of the Howard League for Prison Reform. The background to the meeting is the current crisis in the Prison Service which has been made obvious by the decision to release some prisoners early as a result of the riots re
Liberal Democrat Dominic Martin writes to ministers urging them to take action to improve Hampshire healthcare
On the back of Rishi Sunak's General Election announcement, Liz Jarvis has called the race in Eastleigh 'neck and neck'.
The latest poll from YouGov has predicted that Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Liz Jarvis is on course to win in Eastleigh at the next election.
New figures released by the Environment Agency have shown that Southern Water discharged sewage into waterways for a staggering 317, 285 hours last year.
We've looked at polling data from Best for Britain and Survation, made up from 22,000 and 42,000 respondents respectively
We might be leapfrogging over Labour in the polls, but it’s important we also focus on the local issues
Bella met with voters at Waterlooville Market
What special event brings the party leader to NE Hampshire?
Hart Lib Dems were honoured to host Layla Moran MP for an evening of discussion with our own Alex Brewer MP
Alex Brewer MP responds to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) briefing.
People who use the bus to commute to work in Havant could be hit by the equivalent of a 1p income tax rise due to the government’s decision to raise the bus fare cap from £2 to £3 which Havant’s Lib Dems have labelled the ‘bus tax’.
Havant’s Liberal Democrats have said they will hold the Government’s “feet to the fire” in response to the Autumn Budget today.
Havant Lib Dems have said the Lord Darzi report into the state of the NHS must be a wake-up call for the government to rescue health and services in Havant.
Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats have selected Michael Lilley and Nick Stuart as their prospective parliamentary candidates for Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West respectively.
Nick Stuart has gained the Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet ward for the Liberal Democrats from the Conservatives in a by-election yesterday (24 November 2022).
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, was the first meeting of the Isle of Wight Council since the elections earlier this month.
In recent years, Buckinghamshire Council has steadily increased car parking charges, extended charging hours, and scrapped free weekend parking.
Buckingham East Lib Dem councillor Anja Schaefer has grave concerns over the proposed new Library automated system, which will leave the Library unattended for long periods.
Local MP votes in Parliament against advice from environment groups on controversial changes to Ofwat powers. Local Lib Dem says vote will leave water regulator with “one hand tied behind their back” in fight against Thames Water.
Labour-led Milton Keynes City Council blocked a Lib Dem motion which called for the new winter fuel payment scheme to be suspended over concerns that the cuts would negatively impact vulnerable residents.
In light of the recent disbandment of the Women’s Equality Party (WEP), Milton Keynes Liberal Democrat Group are calling on WEP’s former members and supporters to join them.
A local Lib Dem councillor has called on the leader of Milton Keynes City Council to take urgent action to prevent the closure of post office in the city centre.
46,264 pensioners in the New Forest at risk of losing the £300 fuel payment this winter.
Households in the New Forest who remortgaged last year face a £29.4 million annual mortgage bombshell amidst spiralling interest rates following Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget, new House of Commons analysis has revealed.
New figures analysing sewage dumped in Council areas have revealed that sewage was dumped into waterways in the New Forest for 17,798 hours in 2023.
Oxfordshire’s Liberal Democrat MPs are calling on the Government to urgently enshrine an outright ban on bonuses for water company bosses in law. It comes as Ofwat announced bans on three water companies using customer money to fund bonuses - a move that
MP for Henley and Thame, Freddie van Mierlo is calling on the government to reverse their ‘family farm tax’ echoing opinions voiced by his fellow Lib Dem MPs at a rural affairs debate in Parliament on the 11th November.
GPs and care providers in Oxfordshire will be “pushed to the brink” without an exemption from the Budget’s Employer National Insurance tax hike, local Lib Dem MPs have said. Oxfordshire’s GPs and care providers are already under significant pressure.
Hampshire Lib Dem MP passes first vote in Parliament on his bill to stop puppy smuggling
Warning! Single fare bus tickets are going from £2 to £3
People are rightly furious that one of the first acts of newly elected Labour MPs has been to cut winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners.
Reading Liberal Democrats have criticised local Labour MPs for their decision to vote against rescuing community healthcare and end the carer's repayment scandal
Over 11 thousand of those aged over 80 in Reading are at risk of losing their Winter Fuel Payments due to the government’s cuts, the latest official statistics have revealed.
The Reading Lib Dems call for the government to guarantee rebuilding the RBH
IT’S TIME FOR A SEWAGE TAX ON £2.2BN WATER COMPANY ANNUAL PROFITS, A BAN ON EXECUTIVE BONUSES, AND TO START DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE PROPERLY.
Hampshire County Council is set to cut its school dinner service in a cost saving measure.
American Football causes parking concerns
Analysis of official data from the Environment Agency by the party shows that Thames Water discharged sewage in Beaconsfield constituency’s waterways for a staggering 2,367 hours in 2023.
The Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives are neck and neck in South Bucks as we win 3 seats in the Gerrards Cross Town Council by-election.
Chelsea Whyte, Lib Dem candidate for Slough in the July 2024 election says: "Thank you to everyone across Slough who voted for me to be the town’s Lib Dem MP. I wasn’t successful this time, but I enjoyed meeting residents across Slough."
The Liberal Democrats have launched their General Election manifesto and outlined a plan to save health and care services. The manifesto offers a bold and fully costed £9bn plan to tackle the health and care crisis.
Slough Liberal Democrats have consistently called for a ceasefire in Gaza since the October 7th attacks, with the view to a lasting two-state solution in the region.
On 19th November, Cllr Sam Chapman and Cllr Richard Blackman attended the Turner Sims 50th Anniversary Concert at the University of Southampton, celebrating this incredible venue’s rich history and exciting future.
On Saturday night, we came together in Shirley to celebrate Cllr George Percival’s fantastic by-election victory. It was a pleasure to formally introduce George as Shirley’s newest councillor, recognising his hard work and dedication.
As we’re halfway through the municipal year, we have an opportunity to take stock of Southampton City Council’s financial situation. The key task for the Labour administration this year is to eliminate the Council’s £40 million structural deficit...
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a new ‘Blue Flag’ protected status for local rivers, after shocking figures reveal that Thames Water dumped sewage 561 times in Newbury and West Berkshire during 2023.
- West Berkshire and Newbury’s Liberal Democrats call for emergency Health and Care Budget within four weeks of the General Election to save local health services
The campaign group Best for Britain has released its tactical voting recommendations ahead of polling day on 4 July and they confirm what many local residents already know
Danny Chambers has voted against the Government’s plans to cut the Winter Fuel Payment
Danny Chambers has pledged his support to British farmers on the National Farming Union Back British Farmers Day
Danny presses Rachel Reeves to hold vote on changes to Winter Fuel Payments
Members of the previous administration refused to acknowlege their role in the financial mess.
There has been clear improvement since the last inspection in 2020.
Community-minded locals joined councillors for a Saturday morning session
While other councils have become insolvent, Wokingham Borough Council has managed to keep its head above water. One important ingredient is Partnership.
The Liberal Democrats in Wokingham have responded to a question raised by Cllr Basit Alvi at the council meeting on 21 November, confirming that additional burial spaces for Muslims are being made available in Wokingham Borough.
As your executive member for Business, Economic Development, Sport, Leisure, and the Arts I ask you to consider getting on the front foot in accepting Labour’s housing numbers…. but ON OUR TERMS.