Confessions of a paper candidate
I had joined the Liberal Democrats in 2017 to support the only major political party that had fought against the act of...
17 Apr 2023
LTB Local News
Election candidate criticises lack of progress at Lichfield’s ‘Birmingham Road Gateway’.
Cllr Miles Trent, who is standing as a Liberal Democrat candidate for Chadsmead ward in the Lichfield District Council election...
17 Apr 2023
2220 patients faced 12-hour A&E waits in our area
Shocking new figures released this week show that 2220 local patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E in February.
14 Apr 2023
It’s time for change in Stowe.
Vote Lib Dem on 4 May for hardworking councillors who care and deliver . The Conservatives running our councils are not...
14 Apr 2023
Are your Local Conservatives to blame for National Conservative Policies? They don't want you to think so.
Jamie Christie, Lib Dem candidate for Leomansley in the Lichfield District and City Council elections on 4 May writes "Across the country, including in Lichfield and Burntwood, Conservative Party candidates in the 4 May local elections are describing themselves on ballot papers as 'Local Conservatives'. While local election candidates in Liz Truss's constituency can perhaps be forgiven for wanting to spare themselves the embarrassment of being associated with the former Prime Minister's party, Conservative party associations in Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, and elsewhere seem similarly keen to put some distance between themselves and the national party. The practice has become so widespread that - ironically enough - it's presumably been sanctioned at the national level. Nor is this a brand-new phenomenon; in a 2022 local election in Hartlepool, a 'Local Conservative' begged voters 'please don't punish local Conservatives for the mistakes made in Westminster'. The attempt to pretend that your local Conservati
13 Apr 2023
Conservatives reclaim the title of the “nasty party” – and demonstrate their unfitness to be in power.
Two stories in this week's news together demolish the myth of Tory fiscal competence, and put to bed any idea that the Conservative Party cares about the more vulnerable in our society.
HA
5 Apr 2023