Brentwood Liberal Democrats

Kendall gets support for Cross Party Action on Brentwood Station Area

Lib Dem County Councillor David Kendall has managed to get cross party support for action to be taken to improve the Brentwood Station Area.

Merry Christmas

Overview & Scrutiny and the Tory shambles

Barry's win for Brentwood Residents!

Lib Dem and Opposition Leader won a vote at full council with a motion to investigate the purchase a multi-use vehicle for Brentwood that would see us sharing such a vehicle with Essex County Fire & Rescue, stationed at Brentwood Fire Station and enable us to undertake gritting works and snow clearance and animal rescue amongst other things.

William Hunter Way: Tory administration abdicate responsibility

The biggest decision for the future of Brentwood in a generation will be made by an unelected official after the Tories decided, in a block vote, to delegate the entire decision on William Hunter Way to Alison Crowe, Managing Director. You can watch that clarified here.

Brentwood in darkness from February - but Tories refuse a discussion

At last night's Full Council meeting a Lib Dem motion proposed by Cllr David Kendall to delay the Part Night Lighting switch off in Brentwood to allow more time for consultation was defeated 16 votes to 13 with 4 abstensions. Cllr Kendall had put forward the motion after having it confirmed that the lights were going to be switched off on 10th February 2014 but councillors, residents and local interest groups were not going to be given maps clearly showing where the lights would remain ON until January 24th. In his view this didn't give people enough time to study the maps and put forward their suggestions as to where other lights should remain ON across the Borough. This important debate was cut short when the Deputy Leader Cllr Roger Hirst invoked a standing order calling for the vote to be taken immediately despite the fact that there were still a number of people wanting to speak. Sadly the Tory group backed his call and virtually all of them voted against the motion. Speaking afterwards he said: " I am a

Supporting the Future of Music

We are committed to tackling the challenges facing our music industry head-on. By doing so, we can maintain the UK’s reputation as a global leader in music, while giving future generations the chance to share in its success.

Restoring the UK’s Reputation on the World Stage

The Liberal Democrats are committed to rebuilding the trust and compassion that the UK was once known for. We believe that our country has a responsibility to support those in need, no matter where they are in the world.