Liberal Democrat Leadership Election - Members Update
All members should receive a ballot paper by post around the last weekend in June. There will also be a copy of both Tim Farron's and Norman Lamb's manifesto included with it.
18 Jun 2015
Janice Watch: Joining with the French National Front?
Rumours are circulating that South-East England MEP (and former UKIP Prospective Parlimentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe) Janice Atkinson is poised to join a new far right European Parliamentary group called "Europe of Nations and Freedoms" led by the French Front National and their leader Jean Marie Le Pen.
16 Jun 2015
Looking After Folkestone
I wonder when Shepway Council are planning to clear up the grafitti at the junction of Grace Hill / Shellons Street in Central Folkestone that makes one of the key entrances to the town look just so lovely?
16 Jun 2015
Sandgate Flag Display 2015: WW1 Allies Remembered
The 2015 Sandgate High Street and Esplanade flag display commemorates just a few of the countries which were Britain's allies in the 1914-18 war, incliding Australia, Belgium, British India, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and South Africa as well as our own British Union flag.
15 Jun 2015
Princes Parade, Hythe: Boring This Week
Shepway District Council have commissioned contamination surveys at Princes Parade this week. The tests will involve sinking at least 7 boreholes, digging a series of sample pits and taking soil water and gas samples on 17 & 18 June.
15 Jun 2015
Love: Nuclear. Love: Pickles. Love: Sandgate?
Two motions to Shepway Full Council from newly elected Sandgate & West Folkestone District Councillor Rory Love for their 17th June meeting.
15 Jun 2015
Can we calm down the House of Commons?
News that the new SNP contingent at Westminster do not seem able to comprehend the convention that clapping a speaker is simply 'not done' might reflect an intention to make themselves so unpopular with the rest of the country that we would be only too glad to get rid of them, next time they can force a referendum on the topic.
SP
12 Jun 2015
Join Me In Bournemouth
After this year's election, the upcoming Conference in Bournemouth is one for all members to attend. I wanted to invite you to join me and other Liberal Democrats there this September.
SBPLD
11 Jun 2015
In Memory of David Dickinson
It is with shock and sadness that Shepway Liberal Democrats have heard today of the death of David Dickinson.
9 Jun 2015
National News
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026
Mental Health
Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
DC
14 Mar 2026
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