Candidate news: Hugh Gorton selected in Brizes & Doddinghurst
Hugh Gorton, retired scientist, has been selected to fight the Brizes & Doddinghurst borough council seat in May 2019. Hugh has...
15 Jan 2019
Brentwood Liberal Democrats
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Brentwood Borough News
Does the UK need to spend more on Defence?
In a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in 2017 it found out that the UK spent $47.2 billion (Approx. £35.5) in defence- which ranked us seventh in the world.
BM
12 Jan 2019
How can we best manage legal migration to fill skills gaps?
Currently, we have an excellent system of managing legal migration with our closest neighbours. "Free movement" gives us the ability to tap in to a workforce with few barriers, allowing people from 28 countries, including the UK, to work, marry, live and study across Europe.
CKC
12 Jan 2019
Should more be done to promote buying produce from local farmers?
I remember when I was a child and my mother would take us to an emporium called "The Farm Shop". I loved it; the way it smelt, the apron-wearin lady behind the counter, the paper bags and potatoes wrapped in newspaper.
CKC
11 Jan 2019
How can we make best use of people's skills post- retirement?
As a young apprentice many years ago, retirement to me seemed like a lifetime away and the appealing vision appeared in my mind - no deadlines to get up for in the mornings, sitting in the garden admiring the flowers, catching up with lifetime friends and basically, enjoying my days as I please. Fast forward to the here and now and this utopia has still to happen!
CBA
11 Jan 2019
Which educational areas should receive the most support?
The simple answer to this one is 'all of them', as all are currently underfunded. The money provided by central government and determined by the Conservative
DGBLD
11 Jan 2019
UK Lib Dem news
Home Affairs
Restoring safety, order and fairness to our asylum system
We are calling for the UK to enter the EU's landmark new Migration and Asylum Pact to help implement an asylum system that is fair and effective for all.
MW
18 Aug 2026
International Affairs
A new Growth and Defence Partnership with Europe
Our new Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU - including joining the Single Market and a new Customs Union - will make the UK richer, safer and stronger.
17 Jun 2026
Cost of living
Our Essential Energy Guarantee
The Liberal Democrats have announced a new policy to make energy affordable again and help make fuel poverty a thing of the past.
8 Jun 2026