Now i am not normally one to quote from the Daily Mail but the following has made my blood boil at little – http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1102904/Tories-purge-town-hall-fat-cats-crackdown-figure-salaries.html – The idea that Eric Pickles and the Tories are once again stealing Lib Dem ideas is annoying. Vince Cable suggested this very thing in his speech to conference back in August. […]

 Dear All, Here is a copy of my latest press release on the eco town – the Halcro report was commissioned by the four local authorities (Harborough, Oadby & Wigston, City and County) to conduct a strategic assessment of the Co op plans. ______________________________________________________ “County Councilor and CASCET Vice-Chair, Simon Galton has welcomed the Halcro […]

Another quick note of Best Wishes for the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Adha,  i hope the next three days are fun packed and enjoyable.  Simon

Just a quick note to say a very Merry Christmas from myself and the other members of the Liberal Demcorat group. Simon

I have just learnt that the train fairs are going to go up by a massive increase (see below) your local Liberal Democrats will campaign hard on this issue as we believe that a better rail way system is needed but shouldn’t be limited to the rich. We believe that the government should ensure that […]

Due to the amount of things going on with the Eco-town i have just updated the page. The latest information and chagnes are online.

The Liberal Democrat Group at county hall has come out in support of the County Council’s plans to challenge the Local Development Framework currently going through consultation by Charnwood Borough Council. The Liberal Democrat group has been conducting its own research into housing with the recent turmoil in the housing markets and has enlisted the […]

The regional assembly (a unelected body that i am a member off – as it has so much influence over key areas) has been told to conduct a review of the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS). I am lead to believe that the government wants to increase the housing target number again.   As a group we oppose the […]

Councillor Roger Wilson (Birstall) has just issued the following press release expressing his concner about the impacts of the credit crisis on the County Council’s capital investment programme. I think he raises a good point or two: He Said: “I am concerned that the County Council’s capital programme is in a precarious state. People may not […]

I have just found out that the Leicester City Council Labour group has created a resolution to support the Ecotown for Pennbury.   I just can’t quite bring myself to believe that they could undermine the collective actions of local councils like this. A process was agreed to develop a strategic assessment that is due to report on the […]