Beverley & Holderness Liberal Democrats

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7th October 2009

At the East Riding Council's October meeting, the Conservative-controlled council rejected a Liberal Democrat motion asking for a review of the waste policy and re-affirmed their commitment to the current contract which still includes incineration.

This vote by the Conservatives was in spite of the fact that the bid for PFI funding for the incinerator has been dropped, ostensibly on the grounds of the sources of finance having dried up. We think the fact that the European Commission has judged the bid to be UNLAWFUL may also have had something to do with it.

Constituency Chairman, Malcolm Lynn, said "There should be no doubt that a new strategy is urgently needed. The East Riding is one of only three Councils in the Yorkshire and Humber region that failed to meet government targets for diverting bio-degradable waste from landfill last year; it is also one of the worst performing in the whole country in terms of residual waste arisings per head of population and its "successful initiatives" have actually been proven and practiced by leading councils elsewhere in the country for at least the last five years.

Taking Liberal Democrat Policies into Government

The policy agreement for the new Government is full of Liberal Democrat policies. It is a real chance to put into action the ideas that we have campaigned for.

Full details of the agreement are here

Take Back Parliament - Campaign for Electoral Reform

- More than 2,000 people turned up to march in the rain in Central London, and more turned up at events up and down the country yesterday.

- Within the first 48 hours, more than 35,000 people joined our movement for fair votes now, and we're not stopping there.

As thousands in the crowd chanted as one yesterday, and all the news channels carried us live, you could feel that we are shaping the conversation about our next government and the necessity of concrete electoral reform as part of any deal.

Check out the TakeBackParliament website Full Story

Election Result

The election result in Beverley and Holderness was:-

Conservative (G Stuart) 25,063   47.1 %(+6.4%)
Craig Dobson (Lib Dem) 12,076   22.7% (+3.6%)
Labour (I. Saunders)      11,224   21.1% (-14.5%
BNP                                  2,080     3.9% (+3.9%)
UKIP                                 1,845     3.5% (-1.6%)
Green                                  686     1.3% (+1.3%)
Independent                       225     0.4% (+0.4%) Full Story

Time for a Real Change

Craig Dobson says, "I will put local people first - being there to listen and stand up for my constituency at Westminster. I will be open and honest about all expenses incurred in representing Beverley and Holderness."

Craig Dobson - What I want for Holderness

Holderness is an attractive part of the world in which to live and work. I want to keep it that way. But to do that, we have to make sure that the economy of the area is strengthened and we also have to address some particular problems that Holderness faces, in the local economy; agriculture; rural services; renewable energy; flooding and coastal erosion.. amongst others.

Clegg Shines in Second PM Debate

The public's reaction to the second prime ministerial debate showed that Nick Clegg and David Cameron are running neck-and-neck, despite attempts by some sections of the press to smear Nick Clegg in the run-up to the debate.

East Riding Tories Waste Council Tax Payers Money On Huge Golden Handshakes

Craig Dobson, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Beverley & Holderness has criticised the system of giving large payments to the pension funds of Council officials.

Lib Dem Support Growing, says Craig Dobson

Most commentators agree that Nick Clegg was the clear winner of the first ever TV election debate for Party Leaders - and Vince Cable was the most convincing in the earlier Chancellors' debate.

They have proved that the Liberal Democrats are in tune with Britain and have the policies and experience to get the country back on track.

Liberal Democrats want a fair and sustainable economy

A decade of complacency by Gordon Brown has meant that with falling growth, rising inflation and high unemployment, the outlook for the UK economy has not looked so bleak since the Tory recession of the 1980s.

Liberal Democrats want Our Children to have a Fair Start

Liberal Democrats aim to give every child the fair start they deserve through a transformation of our education system that will build the foundations of a fair society.

Dr Craig Dobson explains, "We will cut class sizes so children get the individual attention they need to thrive.

We will be putting an extra £2.5 billion into schools to pay for more teachers, better discipline and catch-up classes so children get the individual attention they all need.

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