P&O Ferries: Government and Ports Must Act
Responding to the announcement of P&O Ferries laying off 800 workers with immediate effect, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
17 Mar 2022
Free Adult Training Courses
Things I don't get to do everyday: promote ABSOLUTELY FREE, gratis, for nothing, adult education taster courses available to ANY over 18 year old local resident.
16 Mar 2022
Power to the People: The £150 Council Tax Rebate Energy Subsidy
I hugely support giving more support to families for their soaring energy bills at this time. Notices are arriving of eyewatering price increases from 1st April from almost all suppliers, and there is no sign that is going to change in the near future. Households need help, and they are going to need help over months and years, not just one-off payments.
10 Mar 2022
Council Tax Precepts in Folkestone & Hythe District Council Area 2019-2023 by Town / Parish Council
As they are hitting doormats (and increasingly email inboxes) across the country at this moment, Council Tax bills are a fairly hot topic. Below, I do a bit of number crunching on the most local element of the tax in Folkestone & Hythe District: the Town / Parish Council Precept.
9 Mar 2022
The Vagrancy Act - how we won
It's not every day you get to say you changed the law.
LMMPOWA
2 Mar 2022
Kent County Council to Cut Supported Bus Services
Kent County Council (KCC) are "consulting" on a proposed reduction to their Supported Bus Services.
25 Feb 2022
Campaign to find compassionate people who are ready to care launches in east Kent
http://www.kentreadytocare.co.uk A new campaign to encourage people to apply for jobs in the NHS or social care launches today in...
24 Feb 2022
Why I Opposed the Folkestone and Hythe District Council Budget for 2022/23
The F&HDC Capital Strategy on which we have already voted, and I voted against, clearly contains massive - some may say huge -...
TPLLDGFHDC
23 Feb 2022
Fraud Alert: Sandgate O2 identity Fraud Cases [Updated 14/2/2022]
In the last 48 hours there have been at least 15 people from Sandgate who have reported on Facebook, Nextdoor and to me...
11 Feb 2022
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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