Lib Dem Manifesto for Teignbridge May 2019
Community action to keep our area connected, protected and green.
"The Liberal Democrats are ready and keen to regain control of Teignbridge Council on May 2nd. We have a strong team of able, experienced and diverse candidates.
In this manifesto, we demonstrate our forward-thinking and responsible, costed programme, which will produce a CONNECTED, PROTECTED and GREEN COUNCIL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE.
Our priorities are:
- Genuinely affordable homes to buy or to rent for local people and tougher negotiations with developers;
- working closely with Police to tackle anti-social behaviour;
- getting serious about environmental protection providing clean streets, better recycling and fighting climate change;
- a business-friendly attitude, encouraging entrepreneurs;
- open and transparent decision-making, brought closer to residents; and,
- valuing and protecting our public services.
We will work with communities and Town and Parish councils to deliver for residents.
We will bring meetings to our towns and devolve activity away from the Council offices in Newton Abbot.
We will provide open and honest local government. We will act with financial responsibility.
We will never forget it's your money the council spends.
If you share these views, vote LIB DEM on May 2nd.
We are the only realistic alternative to another four years of the Conservatives."
Gordon Hook
Leader of the Lib Dems on Teignbridge Council
March 2019.
Link to download full Manifesto Document
"Changing Britain's Future: no one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity"
Liberal Democrat Constitution
We would like to hear your views...
Take the Survey
News...
-
Article: Jun 4, 2019
So you've sat there wondering how that one Muslim colleague has managed to go nil by mouth, not swear, smoke or get involved in office gossip for a whole month, and now there's a conversation about some event called Eid. There are 2 Eids in the Islamic calendar and this one, Eid-ul-Fitr is the festival to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Muslims will have made a point of rereading the Qu'ran, given at least 2.5% of excess wealth to charity and many will have fasted daily to support, what I call, the "resetting to our humble selves." Eid involves prayer, food and communities getting together. Fasting and giving charity are 2 of the 5 pillars in Islam.
-
Article: Jun 1, 2019
By Dan Schmeising
YouGov and the Times released a huge new poll last night. And for the first time since 2010, they had the Liberal Democrats in first place on 24%.
That's right. We're fast becoming not only the biggest, strongest party of Remain, but the biggest, strongest party full stop.
-
Article: Jun 1, 2019
By Wera Hobhouse
Today is Global Day of Parents - a day proclaimed by the UN to honour parents throughout the world. The birth of a child is a life-changing event. For many mothers, this will be the happiest time of their lives, but this is never the whole story. New mothers can often experience mental health problems before and after birth, cope with the trauma of pregnancy and birth, and struggle with societal expectations of motherhood.
-
Article: May 31, 2019
Over 70,000 people still die every year in the UK thanks to smoking-related illnesses. Lib Dems demand better preventative care measures to prevent this.
Over fifty years on from the discovery of the true health consequences of smoking, smoking has been reduced but still costs the lives of over 70,000 people in the UK every year.
-
Article: May 31, 2019
By Dan Schmeising
On Question Time last night, Jo Swinson announced her intention to succeed Vince Cable as Lib Dem leader. She released her manifesto today, with 3 main themes:
-
Article: May 31, 2019
By Greg Foster
11,000. Yep, that's 5 digits.
That's how many people have joined the Liberal Democrats since the start of May. 🤯
To put that in perspective, that's enough people to fill:
🔶 Almost 86 double-decker buses 🚌
🔶 Blackpool Tower ballroom - 5 and a half times 💃🏻
🔶 Wimbledon's No.1 Court 🎾
-
Article: May 30, 2019
There can be no doubt. This weekend's results - our best ever in an EU election - prove that the Liberal Democrats are back in business.
16 brilliant MEPs.
20.3% of the national voteshare.
Beating Labour and the Tories for the first time since 1906.
Seeing so many of our hard-working candidates get the amazing results they deserved this weekend was an extraordinarily special feeling. My thanks go out to them and everyone who played a part in getting them elected.
-
Article: May 30, 2019
Today, Ed announced his campaign to succeed Vince Cable as Lib Dem leader.
He's running his campaign on 3 main tenets:
- Winning campaigns
- Fighting for liberal values
- Tackling the climate crisis
-
Article: May 28, 2019
Today is World Menstrual Hygiene Day. The date serves as a reminder that no one should be disadvantaged because of their period. Eradicating period poverty has been a priority for Liberal Democrats for over two years. We were the first party to lay a motion on the issue in Parliament back in 2017 and in Wales our Education Minister, Kirsty Williams rolled out a £2.3 million scheme to provide sanitary products to girls across primary and secondary school. The fight to eradicate period poverty wherever it exists is far from over.
-
Article: May 26, 2019
By Dan Schmeising
So as you may have heard - Vince is stepping down. That means a leadership contest has been triggered. Here's how to have your say on the future of our party!
But who can vote for the next Lib Dem leader?
The answer is simple - to vote, you need to join the Lib Dems as a member.
Who's standing to be leader?
|
|
