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Lib Dem Councillor Hits Out at Hertfordshire Tories' Cuts and the Tory Government's Economic Policies.

At last Tuesday's Hertfordshire Council meeting, Nick Hollinghurst, County Councillor for Tring and the Villages, hit out at the Tory Government's inconsistencies on public spending and the economy. The Hertfordshire Tories had announced further budget cuts and once again trotted out Geoge Osborne's excuse that - now 7 years after the banking crash - the UK's economic situation was still so bad that further spending cuts were both urgent and unavoidable.

15 Nov 2015
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A Message of Condolence

I posted the following text on 38 Degrees as part of the demonstration of condemnation of the massacre in Paris and to show solidarity with the people of Paris and of France in the face of this latest attack upon humanity.

15 Nov 2015
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Hertfordshire Making Slow Progress Towards Replacing the County's Street Lights

Credit where credit's due - we're all pleased that Hertfordshire County Council is moving towards the replacement of its street lights. It was of course due to an initiative of the Coalition Government - under the influence of the Liberal Democrats - in providing initial grants to kickstart the process. But fair's fair - Hertfordshire did move fast to be one of the first authorities in the country to take advantage of these and to commit to an eventual full light replacement.

13 Nov 2015
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Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave: Bedford-Oxford Rail Link and its Economic Benefits Must Not be Delayed

Lib Dem Mayor of Bedford Dave Hodgson has spoken out about the damage which would be done if the Oxford to Bedford section of East West Rail were delayed, as is being considered by Network Rail. In the summer, the government asked the Chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy, to review all rail enhancements to be delivered by 2019, and it is understood that a recommendation to delay completion of the Oxford to Bedford link by three years to 2022, and other elements of the western section of the line to as late as 2026.

13 Nov 2015
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Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave: Bedford-Oxford Rail Link and its Economic Benefits Must Not be Delayed

Lib Dem Mayor of Bedford Dave Hodgson has spoken out about the damage which would be done if the Oxford to Bedford section of East West Rail were delayed, as is being considered by Network Rail. In the summer, the government asked the Chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy, to review all rail enhancements to be delivered by 2019, and it is understood that a recommendation to delay completion of the Oxford to Bedford link by three years to 2022, and other elements of the western section of the line to as late as 2026.

13 Nov 2015
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