Conservatives admit that library plan is a dead parrot
County Council admits plan to run libraries with volunteers will not save Council Taxpayers a penny
29 May 2012
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Tweets and a Dead Parrot
Councillor Hazel Watson, Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition on Surrey County Council, has tabled the following four written questions to the Leader of the Council for the Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2012.
26 Apr 2012
Lib Dems call on Conservative-run County Council to abandon libraries plan
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have called on the Conservative-run administration to abandon it's ill-conceived and unpopular plans for 10 of the County's libraries to be run by "volunteers" instead of professional librarians.
24 Apr 2012
Paul Cragg - Man of Action for Worplesdon
The Worplesdon County Council seat is up in a By-Election on Thursday 3rd May. Local man of action Paul Cragg is the Liberal Democrat candidate. With many years of experience and a record of getting things done, Paul is the natural choice to get a hard working Councillor to work for you on Surrey County Council.
3 Apr 2012
Lib Dems welcome High Court libraries judgment
Lib Dems welcome High Court libraries judgment, and call on Conservative-run County Council to put the plans back on the bookshelf Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have welcomed the judgment by Mr Justice Wilkie in the High court today.
3 Apr 2012
Surrey Conservatives lock care home decision behind closed doors
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have condemned the County's Conservative administration for refusing to accept that a safety net of adult care homes for Surrey's most vulnerable should continue to be run by the County Council.
20 Mar 2012
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