Brentwood Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats: the only serious opposition in Brentwood

Cllr Tom Smith-Hughes, Lib Dem Group Leader, Essex County Council

Brentwood & Ongar Liberal Democrats were deeply sad to hear that Cllr Tom Smith-Hughes, Leader of the Lib Dem group on Essex County Council had passed away this morning after a long illness.

Planning deferrals - a political motive?

Four important planning referrals have been deferred until AFTER the borough council elections, therefore letting the Tory administration "off the hook" and making it a lot easier for these applications to be potentially approved after Brentwood residents have cast their votes.

Brentwood Lib Dems on Twitter: NO to cyber-bullying

Responding to the news of a parody account set up on Twitter, Brentwood Liberal Democrats would like to clarify that their only official party feed is @LibDemsBwd and asks tweeters to check that they are following the right one.

THE BIG DEBATE: Monday 19 March 2012, 8pm, Brentwood Town Hall

Join "The Big Debate", a free event to offer up to 150 members of the public an opportunity to ask questions to Council members. The event will take place on Monday 19 March 2012 at 8pm in the Town Hall Council Chamber, and is chaired and supported by local newspaper the Brentwood Gazette.

Britain Leading Again

The UK must once again stand tall, leading on the world stage and working closely with those who share our interests – including, above all, our partners in Europe.

Protecting children from sexual abuse

No child should ever have to experience sexual abuse. These are horrifying crimes that cause so much harm to the children who are victims. We will keep up the pressure so that the action needed to make our communities safe all children finally happens.