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:| LETTER - missed education targets (15/09/03) Dear Sir, A correspondent to Somerset County Gazette has stated that schools are managed by County Councils. Schools are in fact managed by Governors and head teachers. However, national target-sett... Read More |
| LETTER - one in four primary pupils fail tests (20/08/03) Dear Sir, This week, it was revealed that one in four primary pupils fail tests for reading and maths. The cost of these tests has risen by £90 million since Labour came to power. Despite millions ... Read More |
| SOMERSET VOTES FOR REFERENDUM ON EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION (23/07/03) At this week’s meeting of Somerset County Council, councillors voted to support a referendum on whether Britain should sign up to the proposed new European Constitution. Said Christopher Wolver... Read More |
| LIB DEMS FAIL OWN TARGETS (10/07/03) A report published this week shows that the Lib Dem controlled County Council is performing even worse than last year. Of 95 Government-set performance standards, Somerset County Council failed 59.T... Read More |
| CONSERVATIVES FIGHT FOR SOMERSET SCHOOLS (08/07/03) Today, a group of Conservatives attended a meeting at the Department for Education and Skills to fight for better funding for Somerset’s schools. Ian Liddell-Grainger, MP for Bridgwater, D... Read More |
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LIB DEM COUNCILLORS VOTE TO GIVE THEMSELVES PAY RISES
Senior Lib Dems at County Hall have come under fire for trying to give themselves pay rises at the same time as proposing to cut other Councillors' ... Read More
CONSERVATIVES SLAM "HYPOCRITE" MP
HARD TIMES
Ken Maddock, Leader of Somerset County Council explains why his Conservative administration will have to tighten the purse strings for a while yet:
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CONSERVATIVES SLAM "IRRESPONSIBLE" MP
SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL DOING MORE FOR LESS
Residents in Somerset will welcome Somerset County Council's efforts to provide more for less in these difficult financial times.
As Somerset ... Read More
COUNTY COUNCIL BUDGET HIT BY DEBT DOUBLE-WHAMMY
Spiralling debt incurred by both the Labour Government and the former Lib Dem administration at County Hall has led to the drafting of an emergency ... Read More





