Historic results for the blue team
On 6 May, voters went to the polls for the UK’s biggest ever set of local and national elections.
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Social care treated as an ‘afterthought’
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Prime Minister to start urgent cross-party talks on social care reforms without delay, as a new report warns that local services are facing a ‘deluge’ of requests for care and support.
Breaching the ‘blue wall’
First of all, I would like to congratulate all those councillors who were elected on 6 May, especially the Liberal Democrat ones. We were holding elections in the most difficult of situations, during a major public health crisis.
Climate change on the agenda
Despite high hopes, June’s easing of lockdown was postponed and many of our councils are continuing to support communities and businesses through local outbreaks.
Ripping up our planning laws
‘Take back control’ was a message that resonated with many people during the Brexit referendum, the fallout of which continues to fuel the public’s attitude to politics five years later.
Putting people before politics
It has continued to be an incredibly busy time for our members as elections loom.
Taking a local approach
Friends, this is my last column ahead of the local elections and our group elections that follow.
Protecting our environment
Without doubt, the coronavirus pandemic has made us re-evaluate our relationship with the environment and has led us to identify the associated threat of biodiversity loss and climate change.
Challenging false vaccine information
I was delighted to see the LGA running a number of webinars recently on vaccine communications and tackling hesitancy and misinformation.
Benefits uplift should be made permanent
Thousands of families rely on universal credit to pay for day-to-day essentials including food, clothing and utilities.