Casework was put on hold by Brentwood Council during the pandemic, but that did not stop councillors Karen Chilvers, Sarah Cloke, David Kendall & Dominic Naylor from working to keep their residents safe.
In an effort to encourage social distancing, kick start the local economy and try and make a more pleasant shopping experience, Essex County Council and B
"Local government reform is never about efficiency; it's about politics, with a large and small "p". This proposal is about what the government wants, rather than what makes most logical sense for residents and local communities. There is no benefit for Brentwood residents in being a junior partner in a wider South Essex conglomerate". - Gary Macdonnell, Chair, Brentwood Liberal Democrats Read more in this article featuring neighbouring Lib Dem controlled Chelmsford City Council's leader Cllr Stephen Robinson...
Sir Ed Davey MP is the new leader of the Liberal Democrats.
Brentwood could link up with Basildon and Thurrock?
If you oppose the idea that Brentwood Borough Council is subsumed into a new merged South Essex authority please sign our petition. The entire structure of Local Government is under review. Recently the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced the publication of a white paper on devolution of power across the country. Linked to this review is a proposal that South Essex Councils (including Brentwood) breakaway and form a combined authority. Do Brentwood residents want to be run by Basildon or Thurrock? We think not. We would become the junior partner in an organisations that dominates us and rides roughshod over our planning laws and could destroy our green belt. We Liberal Democrats councillors will oppose this and fight against any proposals to merge our Borough. We need residents to contact their Conservative councillors to ensure they understand and support your views. Also please sign our petition to make your views known and make others aware that the Brentwood L