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Black History Month 2024
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
CJ
17 Oct 2024
The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.
Constitution - Liberal Democrats
South Central Region covers the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and this site contains information about the Liberal Democrats across the region.
South Central Autumn Conference & AGM
There'll be stalls for you to stock up on all your Lib Dem wares, policy debates, our AGM and the much sought after campaign surgeries with your regional staff.
Speakers to include Daisy Cooper MP, Clive Jones MP, Alex Brewer MP and Joshua Reynolds MP.
Now is the time to think about the region-wide competitions too
- Best percentage increase in membership between August and October - so there's still time to knock on those doors!
- Best specific campaign (diversity, pollution, road crossing) Brief outline of your campaign on A4 with literature and results
- Special campaigner award
Bring your entries on the day or submit in advance to hello@southcentrallibdems.org.uk
If you are interested in registering nominations for selection onto the 2025/6 South Central Executive digital nomination forms will be available in due course. Please check the SC website for details or make sure you're registered to receive SC newsletters.
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UK Lib Dem news
Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
17 Sep 2024
Carers
A Fair Deal for Family Carers
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
LD
17 Sep 2024
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Lib Dem news from local parties within our region:
Aylesbury Lib Dems
Anger and disappointment at the lack of ambition for Aylesbury Town Centre
Anger and disappointment at the lack of ambition and action by Bucks Council on regeneration of Aylesbury Town Centre. At a meeting of Aylesbury Town Council, councillors slammed the plans as 'lacking ambition 'and 'shameful'.
15 Jun 2024
We need more GPs
We are hearing the same issue raised on the doorsteps. Patients from Whitehill and Popular Grove and Walton Court surgeries are all saying the same thing; “I can’t get an appointment with my GP”. The Liberal Democrats have a plan for 8000 more GPs!
14 Jun 2024
Only 0.1% of police dedicated to rural crime teams
The Conservative government have “neglected” rural communities as figures reveal a reduction in staff over the last year to just 14 for the whole of the 3 counties in the Thames Valley police area are dedicated to rural crime.
A
14 Jun 2024
Basingstoke and Deane Lib Dems
Labour Missteps
The inability of the Labour government to define what it means by ‘working people’ is staggering. Many of us thought that it was a code for working class whatever in turn that meant.
3 Nov 2024
A LibDem Councillor's Casework
Casework is a big part of a Ward Councillor's work
15 Oct 2024
100 Days in Government.
One hundred days in, many of us are probably wondering why they voted Labour. The answer is that they voted against the incompetent bumbling of the last Conservative government...
15 Oct 2024
Chesham and Amersham Lib Dems
Sarah Green is re-selected
Sarah Green was reselected as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Chesham & Amersham on Saturday 6 January 2024
22 Jan 2024
Book now for ‘World Food Tasting’ event
Book now for ‘World Food Tasting’ event
20 Jan 2024
East Hampshire Lib Dems
East Hampshire
Water companies are failing and our environment is paying the price
Southern Water and Thames Water, which both serve East Hampshire, were responsible for 8,362 hours of sewage overflows in 2023
28 Oct 2024
East Hampshire
East Hampshire Lib Dems say “THANK YOU!”
After a historic General Election where East Hampshire became a closely fought seat, the Liberal Democrats have given their thanks for local support.
26 Oct 2024
Hampshire Conservatives' £175 million budget gap demands "fundamental change"
As Hampshire County Council has announced that its previous budget gap has widened from £132m to a staggering £175m, Liberal Democrat campaigners have called for a change of leadership at County Hall.
19 Oct 2024
Eastleigh Lib Dems
General Election Called
On the back of Rishi Sunak's General Election announcement, Liz Jarvis has called the race in Eastleigh 'neck and neck'.
24 May 2024
New poll predicts Conservatives set to lose Eastleigh to Lib Dems at next election
The latest poll from YouGov has predicted that Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Liz Jarvis is on course to win in Eastleigh at the next election.
9 Apr 2024
116.1% increase in hours of sewage dumped by Southern Water last year
New figures released by the Environment Agency have shown that Southern Water discharged sewage into waterways for a staggering 317, 285 hours last year.
27 Mar 2024
Fareham Lib Dems
Fareham and Waterlooville
Tactical Voting: Fareham and Waterlooville, Labour or Lib Dem?
We've looked at polling data from Best for Britain and Survation, made up from 22,000 and 42,000 respondents respectively
23 Jun 2024
Fareham and Waterlooville
Greening Denmead
We might be leapfrogging over Labour in the polls, but it’s important we also focus on the local issues
22 Jun 2024
Fareham and Waterlooville
Bella Hewitt visits Waterlooville Market
Bella met with voters at Waterlooville Market
21 Jun 2024
Hart Lib Dems
Alex MP
Layla Moran MP in conversation Alex Brewer MP
Hart Lib Dems were honoured to host Layla Moran MP for an evening of discussion with our own Alex Brewer MP
6 Nov 2024
Alex MP
Alex Brewer MP elected to the Women and Equalities Select Committee
Alex's appointment to this significant role in Parliament will enable her to use her professional and personal experience to the benefit of many in her constituency and beyond.
25 Oct 2024
Alex MP
The need for SEND reform
Alex Brewer MP responds to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) briefing.
24 Oct 2024
Havant Lib Dems
Commuters in Havant Borough could be clobbered by an equivalent 1p income tax rise due to the lifting of the bus fare cap
People who use the bus to commute to work in Havant could be hit by the equivalent of a 1p income tax rise due to the government’s decision to raise the bus fare cap from £2 to £3 which Havant’s Lib Dems have labelled the ‘bus tax’.
6 Nov 2024
Havant’s Lib Dems will hold the Government’s “feet to the fire” on extra NHS funding
Havant’s Liberal Democrats have said they will hold the Government’s “feet to the fire” in response to the Autumn Budget today.
30 Oct 2024
Havant Lib Dems: NHS report is “wake-up call” to rescue health and care services in Havant
Havant Lib Dems have said the Lord Darzi report into the state of the NHS must be a wake-up call for the government to rescue health and services in Havant.
12 Sep 2024
Isle of Wight Lib Dems
Island Lib Dems select prospective parliamentary candidates
Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats have selected Michael Lilley and Nick Stuart as their prospective parliamentary candidates for Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West respectively.
18 Feb 2024
Lib Dem gain from Conservative in Island by-election
Nick Stuart has gained the Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet ward for the Liberal Democrats from the Conservatives in a by-election yesterday (24 November 2022).
25 Nov 2022
Isle of Wight Council under new leadership
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, was the first meeting of the Isle of Wight Council since the elections earlier this month.
28 May 2021
Mid and North Buckinghamshire Lib Dems
CALL TO RETHINK PARKING CHARGES IN PRINCES RISBOROUGH
In recent years, Buckinghamshire Council has steadily increased car parking charges, extended charging hours, and scrapped free weekend parking.
6 Nov 2024
Buckingham Library hours slashed as automated system takes over
Buckingham East Lib Dem councillor Anja Schaefer has grave concerns over the proposed new Library automated system, which will leave the Library unattended for long periods.
8 Oct 2024
GREG SMITH MP votes to weaken water regulator powers despite sewage crisis
- Local MP votes in Parliament against advice from environment groups on controversial changes to Ofwat powers. - Local Lib Dem says vote will leave water regulator with “one hand tied behind their back” in fight against Thames Water.
25 Apr 2024
Milton Keynes Lib Dems
26 Sep 2024
Harben House Hotel: Lib Dems seek assurances over impact of temporary accommodation
Last night at Delegated Decisions, local Lib Dem councillors were seeking assurances as to the appropriate use of a hotel for local homeless people.
9 Aug 2024
City councillors back Lib Dem motion calling for ceasefire in Gaza
A motion proposed by MK Lib Dems calling for an “urgent, permanent, biliteral” ceasefire in Gaza has been passed by Milton Keynes City Council.
20 Jul 2024
New Forest Lib Dems
Welfare
Lib Dems urge local MPs to oppose cut to Winter Fuel Payment which could impact 46,264 local pensioners
46,264 pensioners in the New Forest at risk of losing the £300 fuel payment this winter.
2 Sep 2024
New Forest
£29 Million Mortgage Bombshell in the New Forest as 10,500 households forced to remortgage last year
Households in the New Forest who remortgaged last year face a £29.4 million annual mortgage bombshell amidst spiralling interest rates following Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget, new House of Commons analysis has revealed.
22 May 2024
New Forest
Sewage dumping in New Forest reaches 17,798 hours in 2023
New figures analysing sewage dumped in Council areas have revealed that sewage was dumped into waterways in the New Forest for 17,798 hours in 2023.
9 May 2024
Oxfordshire Lib Dems
Health & Social Care
Oxfordshire’s Lib Dem MPs urge government to exempt GPs and care providers from tax hike
GPs and care providers in Oxfordshire will be “pushed to the brink” without an exemption from the Budget’s Employer National Insurance tax hike, local Lib Dem MPs have said. Oxfordshire’s GPs and care providers are already under significant pressure.
4 Nov 2024
Bicester and Woodstock
Sir Ed Davey drops in to visit Bicester repair shop with Calum Miller to discuss the cost of living crisis
Local candidate for Bicester and Woodstock, Cllr Calum Miller, hosted Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey in Bicester earlier today to highlight the importance of green solutions to the cost of living crisis and to meet with supporters.
6 Jun 2024
Cherwell District Council
Lib Dems to lead Cherwell District Council in a new progressive administration
Lib Dems to lead Cherwell District Council in a new progressive administration This evening the Liberal Democrats formed a new minority progressive administration with the Green Independent & Alliance to run Cherwell District Council.
23 May 2024
Portsmouth Lib Dems
Portsmouth
Portsmouth commuters to be hit by Labour "bus tax"
Warning! Single fare bus tickets are going from £2 to £3
PC
29 Oct 2024
Portsmouth
Comment: Portsmouth's pensioners are let down by Labour
People are rightly furious that one of the first acts of newly elected Labour MPs has been to cut winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners.
28 Oct 2024
Portsmouth
Lib Dems demand action from Labour to fix our NHS
“Where can I find an NHS dentist?” is a question often asked by many people in Portsmouth.
24 Oct 2024
Reading Lib Dems
Reading
Over 11 thousand over 80s at risk of losing Winter Fuel Payments in Reading as Lib Dems calls on govt to “change course”
Over 11 thousand of those aged over 80 in Reading are at risk of losing their Winter Fuel Payments due to the government’s cuts, the latest official statistics have revealed.
25 Oct 2024
Reading
Reading Lib Dems say rebuild the Royal Berkshire Hospital now!
The Reading Lib Dems call for the government to guarantee rebuilding the RBH
23 Sep 2024
Reading
‘Scrap the Two Child Limit on Benefits’ – say local Lib Dems
Reading Liberal Democrats are calling for the two-child limit on benefit payments, introduced by the Conservative Government in 2017 and supported by the current Labour Government, to be scrapped.
27 Aug 2024
Rushmoor Lib Dems
Free Parking in North Camp Update
Liberal Democrats request for extension to Free Parking schemes in North Camp Approved.
26 Oct 2024
Traffic island repair
Your Lib Dem team have reported damage to traffic island for repair. Concerns still raised about large lorries using this route.
19 Oct 2024
Showmen history in North Camp
Supporting the Surrey Showmens Memories event and it links to North Camp
5 Sep 2024
South Buckinghamshire Lib Dems
Liberal Democrats call for protected status for rivers in South Bucks
Analysis of official data from the Environment Agency by the party shows that Thames Water discharged sewage in Beaconsfield constituency’s waterways for a staggering 2,367 hours in 2023.
4 Jun 2024
27 Mar 2024
Lib Dems win 3 seats in Gerrards Cross
The Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives are neck and neck in South Bucks as we win 3 seats in the Gerrards Cross Town Council by-election.
8 Dec 2023
Slough Lib Dems
Slough
Chelsea Whyte: “Thank-you, and big wins for local Lib Dems”
Chelsea Whyte, Lib Dem candidate for Slough in the July 2024 election says: "Thank you to everyone across Slough who voted for me to be the town’s Lib Dem MP. I wasn’t successful this time, but I enjoyed meeting residents across Slough."
18 Jul 2024
Chelsea Whyte
Slough’s Liberal Democrats back new manifesto with NHS at the heart
The Liberal Democrats have launched their General Election manifesto and outlined a plan to save health and care services. The manifesto offers a bold and fully costed £9bn plan to tackle the health and care crisis.
11 Jun 2024
Chelsea Whyte
Vote for Chelsea Whyte to support a ceasefire and independent Palestine
Slough Liberal Democrats have consistently called for a ceasefire in Gaza since the October 7th attacks, with the view to a lasting two-state solution in the region.
5 Jun 2024
Southampton Lib Dems
Join the Movement: Embracing Diversity with Southampton Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats in Southampton are not just a local branch of a political party but a community that is deeply committed to inclusivity, diversity, and equality.
MC
11 Jul 2024
Thelma Wield - A Liberal Hero
Shortly before our recent amazing election gains, I received the sad news that one of our long-standing members, Thelma Wield, had passed away.
CMD
9 Jul 2024
Building Momentum: Election Results and the Road Ahead
I'm writing to share the recent general election results which, whilst nationally were spectacular for the Liberal Democrats, locally we fell just over 2,000 votes short of winning here.
CSC
9 Jul 2024
West Berkshire and Newbury Lib Dems
West Berkshire and Newbury
Liberal Democrats call for protected status for rivers in West Berkshire after sewage dumped more than 500 times in 2023
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a new ‘Blue Flag’ protected status for local rivers, after shocking figures reveal that Thames Water dumped sewage 561 times in Newbury and West Berkshire during 2023.
2 Jul 2024
West Berkshire and Newbury
Lee Dillon, Lib Dem candidate for Newbury constituency calls for emergency Health and Care Budget to rescue local services
- West Berkshire and Newbury’s Liberal Democrats call for emergency Health and Care Budget within four weeks of the General Election to save local health services
1 Jul 2024
West Berkshire
Tactical voting group says only Lee Dillon can beat the Conservatives in Newbury constituency
The campaign group Best for Britain has released its tactical voting recommendations ahead of polling day on 4 July and they confirm what many local residents already know
21 Jun 2024
Winchester Lib Dems
Danny votes to protect Winter Fuel Allowance
Danny Chambers has voted against the Government’s plans to cut the Winter Fuel Payment
11 Sep 2024
Danny Chambers MP gives support to farmers on Back British Farming Day
Danny Chambers has pledged his support to British farmers on the National Farming Union Back British Farmers Day
11 Sep 2024
Danny raises Winter Fuel Payments in Parliament
Danny presses Rachel Reeves to hold vote on changes to Winter Fuel Payments
3 Sep 2024
Windsor Lib Dems
Windsor and Maidenhead
Lib Dem Council Negotiate Significant Concessions for Resident Windsor Castle Tickets
Following Council Talks, The Royal Collection Trust improves their offer to RBWM residents, after announcing they would scrap free Advantage Card tickets.
5 Nov 2024
Windsor and Maidenhead
Sixteen Million Pounds of Mistakes Have Led the Council to the Verge of Bankruptcy
Historic failures over the years by the Conservatives mean the council was effectively bankrupt several years ago!
30 Oct 2024
Local Politicians Come Together to Launch the Poppy Appeal in Windsor
Windsor MP and Councillors launch the poppy appeal in support of the Royal British Legion.
26 Oct 2024
Wokingham Lib Dems
NHS
Clive Jones: "Exempt GPs and care homes from tax hike before they shut up shop"
GPs and care providers in Wokingham will be “pushed to the brink” without an exemption from the Budget’s National Insurance tax hike, Lib Dem MP Clive Jones has said.
4 Nov 2024
SEND Funding and Strategy
The Liberal Democrats in Wokingham welcome the £1bn of additional funding pledged in the government’s Autumn budget for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, they remain concerned that funding increases are not keeping up.
1 Nov 2024
More Grown-up Politics
Politics at its best is a rational and respectful debate between different viewpoints to decide the best way forward for the community. It focuses on ideas and measures, not on individuals.
31 Oct 2024