Cllrs put off buy the cost of Mayor's ball
THE Mayor's charity ball for the Royal Borough is proving to be too expensive even for councillors.
THE Mayor's charity ball for the Royal Borough is proving to be too expensive even for councillors.
Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable has today written to Lord Mandelson about the takeover of Cadbury by US company Kraft being part financed by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Windsor's Conservative Councillors can afford to pay themselves 91% higher allowances, but can't afford to run the local services that residents rely on. That's the verdict from local Lib Dems as the Conservatives begin a round of cuts at the council. According to reports in the local press up to 100 jobs could go as the Conservatives struggle to get to grips with a budget, already supported by massive extra borrowing of £6million.
The Royal Borough has confirmed between 10 and 100 jobs could be axed and several departments merged as part of a major restructuring programme to cut costs.
The Mayor of the Royal Borough has hit back at criticism that his charity ball is overpriced by revealing that Prince Philip will be in attendance.
The Financial Times has revealed in detail the muddled thinking behind the Conservatives proposals for transferable tax allowances to support marriage. In agreement with local Lib Dems the FT concluded that "The beneficiaries of (the Conservatives') transferable tax allowances are single-earner couples who tend to be at the upper end of the income distribution. The policy is therefore a straight-forward redistribution from poor to rich.
Following the UK's hottest summer on record, escalating heatwaves and severe droughts have triggered catastrophic blazes across the country, damaging delicate ecosystems and destroying homes.
The Liberal Democrats will continue to stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary communities, defending equal rights, personal dignity and safety for all.
The Liberal Democrats are taking a stand to hold tech companies accountable, equip the police with the right powers, and build a digital world where women and girls can live safely and without fear.