Local News - Manchester Liberal Democrats

Manchester Roads Crisis

When you ask your Labour councillors in Manchester if potholes can be fixed they will tell you that they don't have the money because of government cuts, and yet £18 million of money set aside to repair our roads went unspent last year. That's not cuts, it's incompetence. Manchester Council today announced the next phase of Manchester's highways investment but completely failed to admit that their mismanagement of our city means nearly £18m has been wiped from this year's spending.

9 Aug 2018

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Manchester Housing Crisis - for people leaving prison!

Have you wondered why there are so many people begging in Manchester's City Centre? Well one of the answers is the total lack of support given to people leaving the City's prisons to return to society.

15 Aug 2018

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Preserve community banking

Local residents in Gorton are reeling from the announcement that they are to lose their last remaining High Street bank as the Royal Bank of Scotland closes its branch in Gorton District Centre this November. Whilst basic banking services such as paying in cheques and other money or cash withdrawals will still be possible at WH Smiths' Post Office on Wellington Street, anything that requires being face to face with a banker will now require a trip into the city centre, which by bus equates to an £8 charge for every visit.

12 Aug 2018

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Pride in the Gay Village!

Shock news that 2018 may be the last year that Manchester's Gay Village will host the main stage of Manchester's world-famous Pride festival has been greeted with anger by the City's LGBT+ communities. Unfortunately, such a devastating move has been inevitable since Manchester Labour Councillors voted through the Portland Street Planning Framework and gave permission to build hotels and towers on the space used by Pride and other Village events.

13 Aug 2018

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EU support growing.

A robust poll conducted by the Guardian Newspaper shows that Manchester voters would reject Brexit in even greater numbers today than when the referendum took place in 2016. The poll shows that the remain vote:

14 Aug 2018

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Lib Dems launch manifesto with pledge to end Labour's back-room decisions and reverse pay rises for top bosses

John Leech has launched the Liberal Democrat manifesto for the 2018 local elections in Manchester. Called 'Manchester Together', it features key policies such as tackling homelessness, housing 50 at-risk Syrian refugee families and reversing the recent pay rises for senior staff in the town hall.

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23 Apr 2018

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