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Article: May 8, 2013
After six years, Cllr David Kendall last night stepped down as leader of the Liberal Democrats on Brentwood Borough Council. He said:
""Following my re-election as the County Councillor for the Brentwood South Division l have decided that after six years of being leader of the Lib Dem group on Brentwood Borough Council, now is a good time to stand down and pass the baton on to one of my colleagues.
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Article: May 4, 2013
A massive thank you to everyone who worked hard in this year's local elections. It's been another tough year in our journey from a party of protest to a party of Government, but where it matters most, in our Parliamentary seats, we've stayed strong and even made gains, beating the Conservatives by 5% of the vote.
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Article: May 3, 2013
County Cllrs Barry Aspinell and David Kendall have beaten the Conservatives firmly into second place at the Essex County Elections.
Cllr Aspinell won Brentwood North with 1842 votes - 673 votes ahead of the Tory - and with 43.3% of the vote.
Cllr Kendall won Brentwood South with 1626 votes - 509 votes ahead of the Tory - and with 38.9% of the votee.
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Article: May 1, 2013
LISTEN TO TODAY'S VERY HEATED DEBATE ON PHOENIX FM
Featuring County Cllr David Kendall - Brentwood South - going head to head with aTory Candidate!
Exposing Tory Waste and Fabrications!
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Article: Apr 30, 2013
The Liberal Democrats at County Hall have put forward fully costed and approved proposals to fix Essex's crumbling roads and pavements and help young people.
The Lib Dem proposals are:
- additional money to fix footways, potholes and white lines on roads
- help young people travelling to job interviews, provide advice on benefits and discounted swimming
- help for Citizens Advice Bureaux to advise residents and raise new money.
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Article: Apr 30, 2013
Four years of Tory scandal and financial mismanagement
Over the last four years Conservative run Essex County Council has been hit by a series of financial and other scandals
- The former Leader, Lord Hanningfield, was forced to resign over his House of Lords expenses for which he was imprisoned
- Lord Hanningfield's ECC expenses were exposed which showed £287,000 had been spent over the five years 2005-10, the previous five years records having been destroyed
- Further revelations showed his office staff claimed £70,000 over three years and ECC paid his £4,600 bar bill at the House of Lords
- The Conservatives, with Labour support, refused a Liberal Democrat call for an Inquiry to establish who authorised those payments and why
- The use of 'P' cards (payment cards) by officers was exposed which revealed £1.7m had been spent on luxury hotels, trips abroad and shopping sprees
- Five cases of personal identity data were leaked or mislaid
- The revelation that ECC had £14.5m of art treasures hidden away from public view
- Developer contributions (Section 106 monies) were lost through inaction
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Article: Apr 30, 2013
Raising the tax-free allowance is the Liberal Democrats' flagship policy and has so far seen Income Tax bills slashed by £600 a year for millions of low and middle income workers compared to what they were paying under Labour. As a result, more than 2m people on low pay have been lifted out of paying Income Tax altogether.
The tax-free allowance will rise again next year to £10,000, fulfilling a commitment from the front page of the Liberal Democrats' 2010 General Election manifesto and resulting in a total tax cut of £700.
Commenting, Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander said:
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Article: Apr 29, 2013
"The saying goes that hard work pays off and there is no greater evidence of this than the Liberal Democrats in Brentwood. Not so long ago our Council group was a small, plucky, hard working bunch. But, though the bad times for our party locally, they stuck together and their work in the past has sown the seed for the growth of our party. In 12 months we have gained 3 more councillors, and with the 4 resignations from the administration our time is coming again. Don't think that we haven't noticed Tory majorities eroded. Don't think we're not in a position to take advantage.
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Article: Apr 29, 2013
A Lib Dem county council would make dramatic changes to the way Essex County Council is run and put a stop to the secrecy that has allowed Tory councillors to get away with spending your money on lavish lunches, fine art and Lord Hanningfield's £5,000 House of Lords Bar Bill.
We will:
- webcast council meetings so you can see what is happening on YOUR time
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Article: Apr 29, 2013
In another astonishing election twist, a sitting Tory County Councillor has refused to answer a question from a resident, citing the fact that we are close to an election.
The resident asked several questions about services for autism and Asperger's to Cllr Ann Naylor, Brentwood Rural Councillor and a cabinet member for healthcare. The resident also asked her what she had done, in a personal capacity as councillor, for sufferers of these conditions. Cllr Naylor responded:
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