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Welcome to Leyton and Wanstead Liberal Democrats
Our intention is that this website will be a useful resource for local people to find out more about the local Liberal Democrats and the campaigns we are running.
However, we would like it to be more than that - we would like to hear from you. Online you can:
Local News
For information about your local Focus team and your latest ward Focus Newsletter, please click on the hyperlinks below.
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Thu 8th May 2008
Would you believe it? When everyone is campaigning to keep Post Offices open, our Labour MP, Harry Cohen, voted to close them during a recent vote in Parliament. Wanstead and Leyton Liberal Democrats are appalled that Harry Cohen has ignored local people and local services to support a Government intent on closing 2,500 Post Offices across the country. Post Office Ltd announced the closure of Post Office branches in Leyton High Road, Grove Green Road and Hall Lane. The branches will close next month. This is after thousands of Post Office closures since Labour came to power. The Labour Government now plans to close a further 2,500, of which 169 are in London.
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Wed 7th May 2008
The fenced area at the back of the bus garage in Ely Road is continually dumped with rubbish.The Forest ward Focus Team has got it cleared many times but the fly- tipping needs to be stopped. The Forest ward Focus Team is writing to the bus company asking them to deal with this issue.
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Tue 6th May 2008
Leyton and Wansted Liberal Democrats are shocked to find that there have been a number of incidents where ambulances with Accident and Emergency (A&E) cases have been turned away from Whipps Cross Hospital. Ambulance drivers have said that it is not unusual for them to be sent to Newham or Homerton hospitals. Liberal Democrat Councillors have been in touch with those responsible and were surprised that they did not know of the problems at Whipps A&E. A full report from them has yet to be received.
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Fri 2nd May 2008
Local Focus Team member Samina Safdar has been chosen by the Liberal Democrats to contest the forthcoming by-election in Forest Ward. Samina lives locally in Carnarvon Road with her husband and three young children. She has lived in the area all her life and works locally as a service manager dealing with disabled children and their carers. Her job means that she contacts the Council on a number of issues including social services, education and benefits. She also has dealings with Whipps Cross and Great Ormond Street Hospitals.
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Thu 1st May 2008
At the last local elections the Lib Dems pledged to keep Council Tax under control. Leyton and Wanstead Liberal Democrats have delivered on this promise. For two years running the rise in Council Tax has been 2.5% or lower - much lower than inflation.
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Fri 25th Apr 2008
On May 1 elections, every vote will count. Any party which polls 5% or more of the vote across London, will win a seat on the London Assembly. At the last GLA elections 4 years ago, the BNP polled 4.75% of the vote across London - just 5,000 votes away from winning a seat. If they succeed in getting 5%, they can win a seat on the Assembly. Meral has joined the cross party & trade union campaign, to make sure all communities use their right to vote to make sure that the far right British National Party (BNP) do not win any seats on May 1st.
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Tue 22nd Apr 2008
Brian Paddick has promised to deliver a 5% cut in crime every year. Where Mayor Livingstone has failed to come anywhere near his aim to cut crime by 50% over the last four years, Brian will be held accountable - if he doesn't reach his target to cut crime after four years, he won't stand again for Mayor. Brian Paddick will personally chair the Police Authority to lead the drive to get knives and guns off the streets in London.
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Mon 21st Apr 2008
Liberal Democrat councillors have started joint surgeries with the Police Safer Neighbourhood Team fortnightly at the Waltham Forest Direct shop at Leyton Green. Cllr Farooq Qureshi (Your Liberal Dem Prospective Parliamentary Candidate and member of the Forest Focus team) has also carried out a joint Ward Walk with Safer Neighbourhood Team to highlight any matters needing attention. Action is being taken on a number of issues, and progress will be reported in Forest Focus.
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Tue 15th Apr 2008
Brian Paddick's Housing Manifesto - The way out of the housing crisis is decent, affordable, rented accommodation, suitable for people on low incomes and young professionals, close to where people need to work or study.
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Mon 14th Apr 2008
The Mosque in Leyton High Road has put in a planning application to the council to develop the land that is covered by garages between Leslie and Downsell Roads.
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Sat 12th Apr 2008
Meral Ece is your Lib Dem GLA (Greater London Assembly) Candidate for North East London, which includes Islington, Hackney & Waltham Forest. Meral has been a community activist for 20 years, and a councillor since 1994. She passionately believes that local people need their views to be effectively represented at local and London-wide level. Meral is committed to representing communities in Hackney, Islington & Waltham Forest.
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Sat 12th Apr 2008
We have just delivered the 300th edition of Leyton Focus.It represents 30 years of action by your Liberal Democrat Focus Team - a record no other political party can match! It has been, and will continue to be, produced, paid for and delivered by local people, including your Liberal Democrat Councillors, informing you of what is happening locally all year round - not just at election time.
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Wed 9th Apr 2008
Leyton news - Red Alert at Whipps. Forest news - Planning application at Barclay Primary. Cathall news - Where is the bus stop? Cann Hall news - Housing.
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Mon 7th Apr 2008
Public transport in London is often overcrowded, unreliable and expensive. Brian Paddick has proposed practical solutions to the capital's transport problems.
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Sat 5th Apr 2008
The race for City Hall is hotting up as Brian Paddick gives Mayor Livingstone and Henley MP, Boris Johnson, a run for their money. The Evening Standard has declared that "it's no contest - Paddick must be mayor" adding, "Dignified and accomplished, he offers London what it needs in a Mayor: a true statesman."
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Fri 4th Apr 2008
Brian Paddick is serious about keeping our streets safe. After 30 years as a policeman on the front line in the fight against crime in the capital, Brian will make cutting crime his top priority as Mayor. He has pledged to reduce crime in London by 5% every year in his first term and will focus on getting knives and guns off our streets.
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Archive of earlier news stories.
Printed and hosted by Prater Raines Ltd, 82b Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BX.
Published and promoted by Leyton and Wanstead Liberal Democrats, 24 Thornhill Road, Leyton, London E10.
The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"Liberalism in Britain has lost a great champion, the Liberal Democrats, a great advocate and our public life, a great servant. "
Lord Paddy Ashdown
In memory of Lord Richard Holme, who died on 5 May
"If the Tories want to claim that they are going to cut corporation tax, they have to come clean about how they are going to pay for it. Cutting the main rate of corporation tax to 25% will cost more than £5bn a year. If David Cameron is to have a hope of sounding credible he must state clearly where the money will come from. Otherwise this will be seen as yet another unfunded tax cut. "
Vince Cable - Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 May
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Untitled Document
Click on the arrow above to view the latest Lib Dem campaign video.
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| Online Poll |
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Do you agree with the proposal to build a large new school on part of the Leyton County Cricket Ground?
View the results so far.
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| Leyton & Wanstead General Election Result |
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Turnout: 33272 (55%)
45.8%
Labour: 15234 (−12.2%)
25.2%
Liberal Democrat: 8377 (+9.2%)
22.2%
Conservative: 7393 (+2.5%)
View the results in detail.
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