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Squirrels in control at County Council
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Thu 24th Jul 2008
David Jenkins, leader of the County Council's Liberal Democrats, has rounded on the Council's ruling Conservatives for rejecting plans to spend an extra £1.8 million on front-line public services. "With the Conservatives hoarding ever larger sums in 'reserves', the public might as well have voted for a family of squirrels to run the County Council", he says. "If taxpayers wanted their money stashed away in the bank, I doubt they would put a bunch of local councillors in charge of the job".
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Rates black hole in guided bus finances
Sun 20th Jul 2008
The County Council has admitted that it does not know whether business rates will be payable for the St.Ives to Cambridge Guided Busway. This has been revealed in an answer to a written question submitted by Liberal Democrat County Councillor Rupert Moss-Eccardt. With the busway two thirds built, the Conservative administration has not yet established whether business rates, which could run to hundreds of thousands of pounds a year, will be payable.
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River Mill Public Right of Way - Enquiry set for 19th August
Thu 17th Jul 2008
The on-going issue of the right of way at the Eaton Socon River Mill may soon be drawing to a close. After Cambridgeshire County Council supported an application by Lib Dem District and Town Councillor Gordon Thorpe to extend the area covered by the right of way from the edge of the Marina to the edge of the Great Ouse, a public meeting to hear the appeal against the County Council Definitive Map Order will take place in the Jubilee Hall Eaton Socon on the 19th August 2008.
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Councillor calls for an end to high visibility speed checks
Mon 14th Jul 2008
Over 1300 vehicles in and around St Neots have been "Speed checked" by local PCSO in the last few weeks. Only 10 were found to be exceeding the speed limit and no speeding tickets have been issued to these offenders, Councillors and members of the public were told at a Police liaison meeting held at St Mary's Church Eaton Socon.
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Post Office closures: mixed reactions from Lib Dems
Sun 6th Jul 2008
Local Liberal Democrats have had a mixed reaction to the announcement of Post Office closures. Many post offices feared to be at risk have not been included and that brings a sense of relief, but for the communities that are hit, the disappointment will be strongly felt.
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"Holding someone without charge for 42 days adds nothing of value to the investigation, prosecution or conviction of terrorists. "
Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Lord (Martin) Thomas
Comment ahead of the Second Reading of the Counter-Terrorism Bill in the House of Lords - 8 July
"Opponents of Mugabe's regime are at serious risk of being tortured or killed if they are sent back to Zimbabwe. I am dismayed that the Home Office seems intent on pushing ahead with deportations at the earliest opportunity. "
Chris Huhne, Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman
www.libdems.org.uk - 8 July
"Schools' performance in recognising and tackling homophobia should be an assessed criterion in Ofsted school inspections. "
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/ - 7 July
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