Liberal Democrats have welcomed an announcement that Herts County Council has finally adopted their proposal that more money should be spent on improving the council's poor performance dealing with special educational needs for children.
Hertfordshire's Lib Dem County Councillors have selected Steve Jarvis, County Councillor for Royston West & Rural, as their new leader, following the decision of Stephen Giles-Medhurst to stand down from the role after 12 years.
Liberal Democrats topped the polls across North Herts in the recent local elections with 32% of the votes and ahead of the Conservatives who got 30%. Labour came third with just 26%.
At a Full Herts County Council meeting (20th December) Hertfordshire Conservatives refused to back an opposition Liberal Democrat motion demanding fair funding to support special needs education after it was revealed that Herts County Council received £14.1m less than other County Councils.
Hitchin & Harpenden Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservative Government of “incompetence and chaos” after the Autumn Statement saw tax hikes and cuts to services for people in Hertfordshire. The Chancellor’s measures come in the wake of economic turmoil following the “mini-budget” which saw mortgage rates spike to record levels.
More than 48,000 patients in our area waited more than two weeks for a GP appointment in September, new research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. This made up 1 in 6 of all GP appointments that month, up from 1 in 10 in January.
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