News

Local News from Windsor Liberal Democrats

Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Conservative Cuts Begin

Windsor's Conservative Councillors can afford to pay themselves 91% higher allowances, but can't afford to run the local services that residents rely on. That's the verdict from local Lib Dems as the Conservatives begin a round of cuts at the council. According to reports in the local press up to 100 jobs could go as the Conservatives struggle to get to grips with a budget, already supported by massive extra borrowing of £6million.

16 Jan 2010
View

Financial Times Reveals the Flaws in Conservative Tax Plans for Marriage

The Financial Times has revealed in detail the muddled thinking behind the Conservatives proposals for transferable tax allowances to support marriage. In agreement with local Lib Dems the FT concluded that "The beneficiaries of (the Conservatives') transferable tax allowances are single-earner couples who tend to be at the upper end of the income distribution. The policy is therefore a straight-forward redistribution from poor to rich.

11 Jan 2010
View

Times Reveals more Dodgy Donations for the Conservatives

The Times has uncovered more dodgy donations from millionaires to the Conservative Party. In an article published on the 10th January, the Times revealed that tens of thousands of pounds donated by the Goldsmith family and by the Reuben brothers, who are property developers and aluminium tycoons, had been improperly recorded by the Conservative Party thereby obscuring the source of the money.

10 Jan 2010
View

The latest national Lib Dem news

Munira Wilson speaking in the House of Commons
Latest UK News

Protecting children from sexual abuse

No child should ever have to experience sexual abuse. These are horrifying crimes that cause so much harm to the children who are victims. We will keep up the pressure so that the action needed to make our communities safe all children finally happens.

MW
8 Jan 2025
View

This website uses cookies

Like most websites, this site uses cookies. Some are required to make it work, while others are used for statistical or marketing purposes. If you choose not to allow cookies some features may not be available, such as content from other websites. Please read our Cookie Policy for more information.

Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the website to function properly.
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us to understand how our visitors use our website.
Marketing cookies are used by third parties or publishers to display personalized advertisements. They do this by tracking visitors across websites.