With the recession people are hurting. 1 in 4 of Surrey's residents are living in financial stress and 30,000 are financially excluded - as they don't have bank accounts, savings or insurance. Without them people turn to loan sharks, some even for basic things like when their washing machine breaks down.
This coming Monday 29 March will see the first of the televised election 2010 debates. Vince Cable will face Alistair Darling and George Osborne at 8pm on Channel 4. Following the Budget, this will be the time to see the mettle of the three Chancellors head-to-head. Don't miss it!
Following the chaos experienced in many parts of Surrey this winter, Lib Dem Councillors at County Hall called for the Conservative Administration to ensure that grit bins are ready before next winter.
At the Council meeting on 23 March, the Lib Dems called for changes to make Surrey County Council more open and transparent, for the benefit of Surrey residents.
Today, Britain needed a Budget that gave us honesty in spending and fairness in tax. Alistair Darling has given us neither.
The former leader of the Conservative MEPs, Edward McMillan-Scott, the Conservatives' most senior MEP, has joined the Liberal Democrats, it was announced at the Liberal Democrats' Spring Conference in Birmingham.