Category: Blog
Councillor Sue James’ Blog
I thought that it was time I put my new pet…Winston on my website! After we lost our spaniel, Cara, last March we debated long and hard and decided to go the rescue route. Little did we know that we’d be asked to take a cockerpoo pup! He is about 6 months now. Into allRead More »
Time to step up for Political Change because without St Ives Liberal Democrats having more money, volunteers (all sorts of jobs) and Members we will not get a different M.P. I respect that not everyone who wants Political Change locally and Nationally will be keen supporters of the Liberal Democrats BUT, in the St IvesRead More »
Lafrowda Festival 2023 was an amazing success despite the weather. We have an amazing community that gets this planned and running smoothly. You will find some amazing photographs on-line and possibly amongst the best are from photojournalist Greg Martin Lafrowda Festival 2023 in pictures I did see many of you around on Lafrowda Saturday but haveRead More »
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 »