Following a motion at yesterdays Full Council meeting of the County Council on the Government reforms to the planning systems, Leicestershire Lib Dem have accused the Tories of putting loyalty to government policy above local communities concerns.
County Councillor David Bill will propose a motion next Wednesday, urging the County Council to strongly object to the Government's proposed changes to the planning system which threatens the countryside and other green spaces valued by local communities.
Leicestershire is to have two representatives on a national board responsible for the Environment and housing issues in Local Government. Following internal party elections, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Leicestershire County Council, Simon Galton, will join David Parsons on LGA's Environment and Housing Programme Board. One of the Board's key responsibilities is planning which means it will be responding to the Government's controversial proposals contained in the draft National Planning Policy Framework.
Liberal Democrat Councillors have joined with colleagues from across the Country to support a letter in today's The Times newspaper raising concerns about Elected Police Commissioners in the wake of the Phone Hacking scandal.
Liberal Democrats have welcomed yet another u-turn by the Tories. In a report due before Cabinet on 29th July, the Tories will abandon their plans for an Incinerator.
In response to the news that Southern Cross is going into administration, Liberal Democrat councillors have urged the Chair of the Adults and Communities Scrutiny committee to ask the Director of Adults and Communities to give an update on the implications for residents funded by the County Council at the meeting tomorrow.