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by patrickkeating on 21 November, 2019
The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will spend £10 billion a year more on schools and hire 20,000 more teachers by the end of the next Parliament. Figures from the National Education Union show that next year (2020/21), schools in Weston and the Villages will have seen their budgets cut by £4,006,278 in real […]
Read more Leave a commentby patrickkeating on 21 November, 2019
The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to scrap business rates and replace them with a landowner levy, to “breathe new life” into high streets in Weston-super-Mare. The party would replace business rates with a commercial landowner levy, based on the value of the land only. This would take the cost off businesses and help support […]
Read more Leave a commentby patrickkeating on 21 November, 2019
The Liberal Democrats have announced they will freeze rail fare increases for Weston-super-Mare commuters and season ticket holders for the next five years, while fixing the broken fares and ticketing system. A Liberal Democrat government would cancel the 2.8% rail fare increase planned for December 2018 and freeze Weston-super-Mare commuter fares and season tickets for the entirety of the […]
Read more Leave a commentby patrickkeating on 19 November, 2019
by patrickkeating on 19 November, 2019
by patrickkeating on 19 November, 2019
by patrickkeating on 13 November, 2019
The Liberal Democrats have announced they would more than double spending on youth services in Weston-super-Mare and the villages to £1,755,099, to help tackle rising levels of crime. This would form part of a total ring-fenced fund of £500 million for Local Authorities across England to spend on youth services, providing young people with positive, safe and healthy alternatives […]
Read more Leave a commentby patrickkeating on 11 November, 2019
Responding to the news that Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party will not be standing a candidate in Weston-super-Mare, Liberal Democrat candidate Patrick Keating said: “Nigel Farage’s comments show he is running scared of the Liberal Democrats as the strongest Remain party in areas like Weston-super-Mare. He knows that we are the only party at this election that can take seats like Weston […]
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by patrickkeating on 10 November, 2019