Monday, October 09, 2006
16/09/2006 Liberal Democrats plan election year strategy
16th September 2006
Liberal Democrat opposition Councillors on Salisbury District Council will meet at Cricket House Hotel, at Skew Bridge, on Saturday 16th September to plan their strategy for the coming election year.
Group Leader, Cllr Paul Sample, said: “Lib Dems are in good spirits locally. The Conservatives have made a real mess of runing the Council and we are confident of making significant gains at the next Council elections in May.
“The cuts to leisure services in rural areas, mishandling of the housing wardens scheme, reductions in grants to arts organisations, and recent financial crisis show that the Conservatives are unfit to lead the Council. We are also finding a lot of unhappiness about the way in which they have forced through the new Council House development.”
Cllr Sample said the aim of the meeting on Saturday was to review Lib Dem policies and set a election strategy in place for the coming year. “We will be aiming to put a more listening, caring, administration in place after next May,” he said.
“Personally, I believe other key issues will be support for rural public transport schemes, affordable housing for young people in the area - and the need to put more bobbies back on the beat.”
Liberal Democrat opposition Councillors on Salisbury District Council will meet at Cricket House Hotel, at Skew Bridge, on Saturday 16th September to plan their strategy for the coming election year.
Group Leader, Cllr Paul Sample, said: “Lib Dems are in good spirits locally. The Conservatives have made a real mess of runing the Council and we are confident of making significant gains at the next Council elections in May.
“The cuts to leisure services in rural areas, mishandling of the housing wardens scheme, reductions in grants to arts organisations, and recent financial crisis show that the Conservatives are unfit to lead the Council. We are also finding a lot of unhappiness about the way in which they have forced through the new Council House development.”
Cllr Sample said the aim of the meeting on Saturday was to review Lib Dem policies and set a election strategy in place for the coming year. “We will be aiming to put a more listening, caring, administration in place after next May,” he said.
“Personally, I believe other key issues will be support for rural public transport schemes, affordable housing for young people in the area - and the need to put more bobbies back on the beat.”
