One County Councillor in Shepway has claimed over £10,000 in expenses in just three years. In contrast, Lib Dem Folkestone West Councillor Tim Prater has claimed NO expenses in four years. Folkestone campaigner Gary Fuller says:
As a Lib Dem County Councillor, Tim Prater has fought for local services, including saving Folkestone & Sandgate main road streetlights from Tory turn-off plans. We need County Councillors who will stand up for our local services.
Let's blast open the doors of County Hall: that's the message of the Lib Dem team for the County Council elections in May.
With the election campaign in Folkestone West in full swing, we're now well into planning our polling day work, and could really use your help!
Folkestone South Campaigner Gary Fuller has promised to give local residents the say on how County grant money is allocated locally if elected to Kent County Council.
Uwe Derksen, a research student at the University of Kent, is conducting research into public perceptions of Margate and Folkestone, with particular reference to culture-led regeneration. He has developed an on-line questionnaire, which can be completed in reference to either town and is aimed at those who live and/or work in either Margate or Folkestone.
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
So we will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.
My message to the UK’s LGBTQ+ community is clear - I support you. I stand with you.
In the face of divisive and destructive politics, it is more important than ever that the Liberal Democrats continue to offer a liberal alternative.
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Ed Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
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