Sitting writing in the sunshine, it seems hard to imagine how tumultuous the last ten days has been. The change of Prime Minister, the death of Her Majesty the Queen and the proclamation of King Charles III were very public events, but behind each of those was a private response, a family grieving or rejoicing, […]

It was really sad to hear this morning that Elizabeth, our Queen, was so very poorly, and this evening, we heard of her death. My thoughts go to her family to whom she was not only a stateswoman, but Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and to her staff who have served her for so long. Queen […]

The Liberal Democrats are putting pressure on Conservative MPs to back an emergency tax cut, after securing a vote on an amendment to the Queen’s Speech tonight in Parliament.  The Lib Dem amendment calls for VAT to be reduced from 20% to 17.5%, saving the average family £600. Commenting ahead of the vote, Leader of […]

Jackie says: Lib Dem MP’s put this forward weeks ago- why hasn’t the chancellor acted faster? Responding to inflation reaching 9%, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:“Families and pensioners on the brink need saving from soaring inflation but this Conservative government is nowhere to be found.”We need an emergency VAT cut now to slash prices […]

Make sure your home benefits from lower energy bills this Spring Want to lower your energy bills? Are you on a low income and living in an energy inefficient home? This spring, you may be working from home or staying at home more than usual, so having an energy efficient home is particularly important to […]

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Ed Davey was up bright and early this morning to talk to BBC Breakfast and Sky News about the lack of support for families feeling the brunt of the cost of living crisis in the Queen’s Speech. Daisy Cooper spoke to Andrew Marr on LBC about our focus on winning seats off the Conservatives at the next general election. Christine Jardine […]

Jackie says: Nothing about fast broadband, better connectivity online and much cheaper rural public transport are desperately needed for rural communities to thrive. It shows how far the London Conservative bubble is from their rural voters: Oil heating and LPG cooking fuel is common in rural areas too, but none of this has been addressed […]

Many of us are preparing for the Jubilee celebrations in June. The County Council grant scheme is starting a little earlier this year (9th May) to allow organisers to seek a grant if you are still short of funds to ensure that all events are as inclusive as possible. I think that in the Itchen Valley Division, […]