Kingston Council will set their budget for 2016/17 tonight. The Conservative’s have proposed many cuts to services as well as a council tax increase of 2%. The Liberal Democrat’s will present an amendment to address some of these shortcomings. We believe that their budget cuts to some vital services are not only unnecessarily, but short-sighted. […]

Our review of 2015 2015 seems to have been the year of the planning application! Major applications across the borough have been consulted on, submitted, withdrawn, re-submitted, refused, amended, re-consulted and re-submitted in a seemingly endless saga! Back in February, we tried to get height limits put into the planning brief for Kingston Town Centre, but were voted […]

Unprecedented attention has been given over the last few weeks to Chancellor George Osborne’s announced cuts to welfare benefits, in particular cuts to Tax Credits. The Prime Minister David Cameron promised not to cut Tax Credits before the General Election and the Government has now been dealt a major blow after the House of Lords […]

Jon Tolley, the Lib Dem candidate in the Grove ward by-election on 16th July, held on to the seat with a greatly increased majority. The by-election was caused by the sad death of Cllr Chrissie Hitchcock. We’re delighted to have Jon join the Liberal Democrats on Kingston Council. I believe he will be a great […]

Following the very sad death of Chrissie Hitchcock last month, Kingston Liberal Democrats are pleased that local resident and business man, Jon Tolley, will be their candidate in the forthcoming election. Jon runs Banquet Records, a popular and successful independent record shop in Eden Street, which he lives above.  He is also on the board […]

Zac Goldsmith, the Conservative MP for Richmond Park, has announced that he will put his name forward to succeed Boris Johnson as London Mayor. Having repeatedly said before the General Election that he was not interested in the Mayoralty, it is quite right that Zac Goldsmith seek the views of local residents about whether he […]

It is with great sadness we must report the sudden death of Cllr Chrissie Hitchcock on the evening of Monday 25th May 2015. Chrissie had served as a Liberal Democrat Councillor in Grove ward for 25 years. During that time she had taken on a number of senior roles, including two periods as Mayor of […]

Since the polls closed on Thursday 7th May, over 10,000 poeple have joined the Liberal Democrats nationally, including over 100 in Kingston Borough. I think many people were shocked by the results both locally and nationally. Talking to some of the new members, they want to ensure Liberal Democrat values remain an active voice in […]

Very sadly, Edward Davey lost the Kingston and Surbiton constituency parliamentary election on 7th May 2015. Many people have expressed surprise and sorrow over the loss of the superb local MP, Edward Davey. I believe the result is a consequence of national campaigns and not a reflection of Edward’s hard work for Kingston residents. People […]