AS
27 May 2020
News
West Northamptonshire deserves better than this unelected, anti-democratic Kangaroo Council the Tories have created
Where is the democracy in our local government? Asks the Liberal Democrats following the first meeting of the shadow executive for the new West Northamptonshire Shadow Council as the Tories act politically to promote cronyism over competence.
WNLD
15 Jun 2020
One year on and everything but nothing has changed
12 months ago on the 18th July 2019, I won a stunning by-election for the Daventry District Council ward of Brixworth. We worked hard to replace one of our Tory councillors who had been 'missing in action' for the best part of six months, securing eventually over 50% of the vote and a 33% swing from the Conservatives. We still have another Tory councillor who most locals will tell you is continually missing in action.
JH
18 Jul 2020
Daventry Lib Dem Councillors raise plight of the Excluded 3 million
The Liberal Democrats have put forward a motion to Daventry District Council to get the full council on side to lobby both local MP Chris Heaton-Harris and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, to change approach and make funding support available for the up to 3 million people who have so far fallen through the COVID funding gap.
JH
1 Dec 2020
West Northamptonshire Council maiden budget a missed opportunity
The Conservative leadership of the Shadow West Northamptonshire Council are proposing real increases in Council Tax but delivering few service improvements.
JH
31 Dec 2020