We
discuss current political issues affecting Guildford including recycling
and the implications of the Surrey Waste Plan, the Dunsfold Park development
and affordable housing. We discuss the privatisation of Spectrum, and
also the potholed roads.
We
cover the work of the Labour Party's campaigning teams in the Borough,
the activities of the Labour Party in Surrey, and provide contact and
membership information.
There is progress a last on improved health facilities for Cranleigh. Lynda MacDermott, a local resident, looks into the plans and hopes that they will be strongly supported as offering the greatest benefits for the people of Cranleigh and the surrounding villages. more
Bad
roads and terrible road contracts
Surrey is widely regarded as the pothole capital of the UK. Bad management,
supervision and poor financial control of road contracts have caused it.
Now the Tory leadership at County Hall was blaming the Government. So
with a Tory-LibDem coalition, can we expect instant and high quality repairs?
more
School
Buses axed
The
children and their parents love the Pegasus service. Parents can go to
work knowing that their children will arrive at school safely and on time.
The Tory leader praised it when it opened. Now the Tory County Council
can't afford it, even though it is a much needed service. more
The Tory-controlled County Council was given the lowest possible ratings by the Audit Commission for adult and children's services. The interim chief executive wrote a damning report criticising the management and leadership. It could and should have been discussed in the last local elections. Why was it deliberately suppressed? more
Troubles ahead for Spectrums and its Users?
Currently regarded as the most successful local leisure centre in the
country, the council is now indicating that it will not be able to meet
its financial commitments in the future. It is proposing to privatise
it. How has it let things get into this sorry state? It is not good news
for either the users or the employees.
more
Dunsfold
Park
This imaginative new eco-village on the
airfield will not go ahead. But have the opponents thought through what
will happen next. more
In spite of the huge shortage of affordable homes, the local Tory MPs
OPPOSED the the scheme that would have provided 910 affordables. Does
this reflect the REAL Conservative policies?
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