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I believe our two towns deserve better and are crying out for a new direction. Like many of you I have lived my entire life in this area and care deeply about its many varied communities, I get angry when I see the policies of the Conservatives locally, and Labour nationally consistently fail the residents of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. I get fiercely defensive of this area when it is made the butt of jokes by some comedians. Our area has failed to thrive in my lifetime and realise its full potential it has consistently been let down by the Conservatives for as long as anyone can remember.
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton as well as Great Britain deserve better, and it's time for a sea-change in local politics!
Simon McDougall's website.
GOOD TURN-OUT DESPITE RAIN.
Sun 15th Nov 2009
On behalf of my fellow Liberal Democrat Group Councillors on Littlehampton Town Council, I should like to pay tribute to all those who chose to turn out to brave the driving rain on Remembrance Sunday.
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Memorials need protection.
Sun 15th Nov 2009
My fellow Councillor Ian Buckland recently wrote to the Gazette regarding the memorial dedicated to those Duke & Ockenden employees who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their lives so that we can live in a country that is democratic (well, almost!) and where freedom of expression exists. That is, a country where the Government has been elected by the majority of people able to vote and where a person may fundamentally disagree with what another person says but who will defend to the last the right that other person has to voice it.
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Tories say 'no to ASDA's 500 new Bognor jobs
Mon 25th May 2009
The Conservative decision to reject the ASDA planning application for a new store in Bognor Regis, has left local residents dazed and very angry. It makes no sense at all, the store would have provided 500 new jobs, and ASDA were going to provide all the service roads and necessary service for the entire new Commercial Park. The store would have given competition to the other local supermarkets and much greater choice for local people. I am proud to say the EVERY Liberal Democrat on the Development Control Committee voted for ASDA.
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Labour vote collapses in Littlehampton
Sat 9th May 2009
Recent canvassing by Liberal Democrat activists working for popular River ward councillor and county council candidate Ian Buckland have announced that it is going to be a straight fight between him and the Rustington-based Conservative candidate.
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Nick Wiltshire comments on the Littlehampton economy
Mon 16th Feb 2009
While considerable financial pressure is being applied to traders throughout the Town there are residents living here who are experiencing considerable hardship in the places where they live, that they call "home". During the recent freezing weather some of our fellow residents had to endure not enjoy so-called home comforts! They may have been lucky enough not to be sleeping rough or sofa-surfing but these residents of Littlehampton experienced the misery that comes with not having any heating. As if that were not enough, some accommodation is so damp that walls are black with mould causing mildew on clothing and bedding as well as tenants experiencing ill-health, especially respiratory problems. The credit crunch is biting and it's not just the physically or financially vulnerable that are at risk. We need to look out for one another, to get through this difficult time, particularly with the strong assisting the weak in our community
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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