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Objective

by Jamie Dobson on 9 June, 2024

The problems that have to be addressed The inexorable decline of our population is the number one, existential threat to the whole Western Isles, an issue which successive governments have tinkered with ineffectively for decades. The second issue is the shortage of good quality, well-insulated houses at affordable cost coupled with fully resourced and available […]

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Heathrow expansion disappointing yet predictable

by willforster on 29 June, 2018

On Monday evening, the House of Commons voted in favour of Heathrow expansion.  For Surrey, the South East of England and the environment, this result is disappointing yet predictable and represents another broken promise to local people from this Conservative Government. The Lib Dems and I are opposed to further airport expansion in the South East […]

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