Basingstoke LibDem prospective parliamentary candidate
Richard Whelan is selected as the prospective LibDem Parliamentary candidate for Basingstoke.
28 Feb 2024
Basingstoke and Deane Liberal Democrats
Winning here. Working for you.
We’ll continue extra funding on frontline services for a Brighter Future, a Better Borough.
Cllr Gavin James, Co-Leader of the Council
News from Basingstoke and Deane Liberal Democrats
Defence: Quantity has a Quality of its Own.
The primary duty of the government is to ensure the safety of its citizens. The flip side of this coin is the state has a monopoly of force. To achieve these objectives the state must have adequate armed forces, police and security services.
20 Feb 2024
NHS Waiting Lists
We all vaguely remember Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledges in January 2023 to cut NHS waiting lists. One year on this has not happened and nationally the waiting lists have continued to rise. In local terms they have remained relatively static.
29 Jan 2024
Hampshire Schools Cut
Education is one of the building blocks of our society. It is key to offering our young people opportunities in life. Yet as a school governor, I am annoyed that the Conservative government consistently continues to cut our budgets’ whilst wasting billion
29 Jan 2024
NHS Waiting Lists.
We all vaguely remember Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledges in January 2023 to cut NHS waiting lists. One year on this has not happened and nationally the waiting lists have continued to rise. In local terms they have remained relatively static.
29 Jan 2024
Road Flooding.
We have just experienced severe rainfall which resulted in a lot of localised flooding. Much of this flooding is on our roads over recent years and feels worse than it has ever been
11 Jan 2024
UK Lib Dem news
Latest UK News
Making Britain a science superpower
The Liberal Democrats' bold plan to restore UK leadership in science and innovation will drive investment, boost global collaboration, and ensure technology benefits everyone, not just the privileged few.
VC
22 Mar 2025
Latest UK News
A message from Christine Jardine on International Women's Day
Reflecting on the year’s International Women’s Day theme of “accelerate action”, I am sadly reminded of how much more we still need to achieve.
CJMP
7 Mar 2025
International Affairs
Britain must lead on defence and aid
The UK needs to strengthen both our Armed Forces and our soft power.
ED
25 Feb 2025