Lib Dems on North Herts District Council have backed a two unitary model for Hertfordshire, arguing it is the option that offers clear accountability, financial stability and better protection for local services and avoids “bureaucracy by multiplication".
At last week’s full meeting of North Herts Council (2nd October), the Labour administration came under fire for the chaotic rollout of the district’s new waste contract as the Liberal Democrats tabled a motion highlighted Labour's catalogue of failures.
Labour councillors rejected a Lib Dem proposal to re-energise the delivery of the Solar for Business programme across the district and continued to support the cancelling of the Solar for Business programme.
High-tech solutions for better roads - that’s the aim of a new Lib Dem initiative to improve pothole repair in Hertfordshire.
Lib Dem council leaders have staged a landmark summit to deliver major improvements for special needs education in Hertfordshire.
The “desperately needed” expansion of Breakspeare special school will now go ahead - after Lib Dem council leaders approved extra funding to cover building costs.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.