Councillor Sue James’ Blog
Political Journeys – mine, yours, our Country’s – wow, that’s a big topic and I can feel people thinking with trepidation, where am I going with this? To be honest, at the moment, I’m not sure but the triggers are threefold: Liberal Democrats winning a Cornwall Council by-election last week and many hours talking andRead More »
Cornwall Council by-election is on the cards for the people of Long Rock, Marazion and St Erth, due to their Conservative Councillor lacking the time to represent them. Background leading to by-election. We, as a constituency party, are busy talking to our Members to find the best candidate we can to ensure that people can voteRead More »
Liberal Democrats response to the crisis facing our NHS and Social Care is best summed up by others; Andrew George, who most of you will know and a long term health campaigner locally and Daisy Cooper, MP, our party spokes person on Health and Social Care. FROM DAISY COOPER, M.P Let’s be frank, the NHSRead More »
3,100 Hectares of moorland and adjacent farmland to be Designated SSSI in West Penwith. See my News Post for details Whilst we must do all we can to prevent further species loss, the dilemma is for our farmers’ who need to earn a living from feeding us. I’m not going to pretend I fully understandRead More »
Whilst many might say we have a new monarch, a new Prime Minister and a new Cabinet in charge of the country, I say bring on a General Election for real change. Having said that, locally I sincerely hope voters will wake up to the fact that having a Conservative M.P has done little forRead More »
It seems a good week to have a bit of a Political blog! I got involved in the by-election campaign in Tiverton and Honiton, delivering leaflets, knocking on doors and ringing people. There were strong indications that even some of the most committed Tory voters had had enough of Prime Minister Johnson and/ or hisRead More »
I’m heading back to County Hall on Tuesday….. Read on to find out why! Well, despite a public consultation that gave overwhelming support for Carnyorth Outdoor Activity Centre and it’s value to Cornish Children, St Just Town Council discovered Monday night that Cornwall Council plan to sell it off for ‘development’. This is how CornwallRead More »
Join Andrew George at Pengersick Castle for a Cream Tea, as part of our fundraising and volunteer recruitment to get Andrew George elected as our MP when the General Election comes, whenever it is. I appeal to friends who might well be paid up members or committed supporters of the Labour or Green party toRead More »
St Ives Liberal Democrats appeal to you to make better happen, needs folk to volunteer and donate money as, sadly, running a General Election campaign takes money as well as passionate volunteers. An easy way for you to get involved is to contact me or our LibDem Office in Penzance. My contact details are onRead More »
Like many others, I look to our Political leaders to solve the housing crisis and a problem of local businesses not being able to recruit staff, as well as giving speedy humanitarian sanctuary to those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Whilst I can be disappointed at their lack of response to legislate to get myRead More »
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