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:| WHAT YOU ALWAYS KNEW IS NOW OFFICIAL: SOMERSET’S TRANSPORT SERVICE IS DREADFUL (17/10/05) A Government report has slammed Somerset County Council’s Transport service. “This is a classic example of chickens coming home to roost,” said the Conservative Environment & Transport Spokesman,... Read More |
| SHAME OF TRUANCY IN SOMERSET - Letter (28/09/05) I note with great disappointment that the rate of truancy in Somerset has increased. This is a matter of shame for our County. We want to be able to take pride in our Education provision, but this is ... Read More |
| DISCREDITED STANDARDS BOARD IS A WASTE OF OUR MONEY - Letter (22/09/05) Increasingly, we see signs that people have had enough of paying huge sums of money in taxes and getting very little in return. I note that a vicar was sentenced to jail the other day for refusing to ... Read More |
| LOCAL TAX RISES STILL ON THE WAY WARN CONSERVATIVES (21/09/05) Christopher Wolverson, Leader of the Conservative Group at Somerset County Council, today welcomed the Government’s announcement that it is to postpone the planned council tax revaluation in England, ... Read More |
| CUTTING BACK ON VITAL EXPENDITURE INSTEAD OF HEDGES - Letter (19/09/05) Dear Sir It may be difficult to believe but the Liberal Democrats controlling Somerset County Council have decided to reduce spending on grass and hedge cutting not only this year but next year as we... 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
The current MP for Yeovil, David Laws, has been branded a hypocrite by Conservatives at County Hall.
This follows his inaccurate claim that f... Read More
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
Conservatives in County Hall have expressed dismay at the latest unhelpful and inaccurate pronouncements by the current Taunton MP, Jeremy Browne.
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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
LIB DEMS IN MELTDOWN OVER NUCLEAR
Lib Dems in Somerset face a meltdown after a split emerged over a key policy.
Even though national Lib Dem policy is strongly anti-nuclear,... Read More
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