Folkestone and Hythe Liberal Democrats

Is enough being done to tackle anti-social behaviour in our area?

Anyone who takes a walk around our streets will tell you that low level anti-social behaviour, such as littering, graffiti and dog fouling is rife. Our hard-working Police and Councils do seek to tackle such things, but they simply lack the resources to employ the people needed to make a meaningful difference. Couple that with their tendency to focus resources on areas that generate revenue for the town, and some areas are left looking ill-used at best.

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by Gary Fuller

20 Sep 2018

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Europe: the Liberal Commitment

Why have the Liberal Democrats, and their Liberal and SDP predecessors, always supported the European project and membership of the EU?

7 Sep 2018

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Should child vaccinations for preventable diseases be made mandatory?

At the core of Liberalism is the belief that individuals should be as free as possible insofar as they don't cause significant harm to other people, and that Governments should only intervene to protect individual freedom and prevent significant harm to others. This raises various questions where vaccinations are concerned.

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by Gary Fuller

6 Sep 2018

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Bad News on Sandgate Woods and Martello Towers

Sandgate Parish Council was advised yesterday (4th September) that the vendor of this site had sold the property to another buyer at a significantly higher price and was therefore withdrawing from the sale to the Parish Council. This is despite written commitments to cease marketing the site after the sale to the Parish Council had been confirmed.

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by Sandgate Parish Council

5 Sep 2018

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Chichester Hall: September 2018 Works Update

Chichester Hall Works Update - September 2018

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by Tim Prater on behalf of the Trustees of the Chichester Memorial Hall, Sandgate High Street

3 Sep 2018

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Will young people accessing online gaming cause issues with gambling in adulthood?

In a 2017 study, the gambling commission found that 12% of 11-16 year olds gambled in the past week. This represented a drop of 25% on 2016 when the same survey found 16% had gambled. Of those young people, 24% first gambled using fruit machines, 21% using National Lottery scratchcards and 11% placed private bets with friends. The main source of gambling activity in young people is therefore unlikely to be online gaming, and gambling activity seems to be dropping overall.

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by Gary Fuller

30 Aug 2018

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by Ed Davey

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by Steve Darling

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