Does DEFRA's top brass represent value for money?
January 12th 2010

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 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.

Holderness villagers were worried that the water level in the Burstwick Drain was rising very rapidly after the recent heavy rain and were keeping their fingers crossed that it would be capable of doing its job.

During his tour of South Holderness on Saturday, Dr Dobson inspected the Burstwick Drain near Pollard's Clough, where Environment Agency engineers had installed a 24" pump to help reduce the water level.

Cllr Carole Lynn, who is a member of The East Riding Flood Protection and Resilience Board, told Dr Dobson that "the Council has employed more drainage engineers to look at issues such as riparian ownership to ensure that ditches are maintained and that there is a stock of sandbags at Hedon."  

Dr Dobson said, "In Beverley and Holderness, flooding and coastal erosion are particularly serious issues.  I want to see flooding issues and shoreline management as a national priority."

The picture shows Dr Dobson with East Riding Councillors Steve Sloan and Carole Lynn at the Burstwick Drain.

The Liberal Democrats' candidate for Beverley and Holderness for the General Election, Dr Craig Dobson, has been finding out about some of the problems faced by residents in the constituency.

With by far the majority of Hornsea residents wanting to have a new Floral Hall built on the same site, many questions are being asked as to why the East Riding of Yorkshire Council is planning to build it next to the Leisure Centre.

Residents in Hornsea and Withernsea were dismayed when their Tourist Information Centres were closed without notice this summer.

Beverley and Holderness Liberal Democrats have selected Dr Craig Dobson as the party’s candidate for the General Election.

The Liberal Democrats' Environment Spokesman, Tim Farron MP, has questioned whether DEFRA's top brass really represent value for money for Britain's farmers.

£20 million has been set aside for the new Hospital on the Swinemoor site.

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.