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Representing our Communities
Liberal Democrats are very clear - the whole point of being a councillor is to represent your community. That's what the job is about, and it's much more important than following a party line or…
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£50m is being given to grammar schools to create new places. is this fair to all state schools?
Tony Clayton, Sevenoaks Town Councillor. Governments often claim that education funding is growing. But they usually fail to account for the number of students the budgets have to cover. …
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How far did National Issues affect recent Local Elections?
Dr Alan Bullion Now the dust has settled on May elections across the country we can start to see why the Liberal Democrats made gains. Sevenoaks had no local elections this year, but…
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Mind the Gap - in South Eastern's new timetable
The new timetable for Sevenoaks trains to London comes in on May 21st. On the whole it's an improvement on what we've had during the London Bridge rebuild. We get regular trains to London - 8…
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How to protect our precious green belt
Dr Merilyn Canet What is being done to preserve the Green Belt? Councillor Merilyn Canet The Green Belt, introduced between 1948 and 1955 around the largest urban areas, is supposed to: …
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Council Tax - are Sevenoaks taxpayers getting value for money?
Many areas have reported a rise in council tax. Are we getting value for money?
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Safer streets for Sevenoaks
For people in Sevenoaks, 'safer streets' means something simple. It's the ability to walk our town without feeling threatened by heavy or speeding traffic, and to cross the roads and use the…
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Why a 'Hostile Environment' will come back to bite our families and friends
Tony Clayton Dear Editor It is never good to feel ashamed of your own government, but many in Sevenoaks will have experienced just that over the Windrush scandal. We may have hoped that…
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Can Sevenoaks cope if the pressure on our local health services continues to rise, while the number of health professionals doesn’t?
The short answer is no, and we need to fix the problem. Challenges facing our health services are not just about money, which politicians focus on. They are about people, and simple facts.
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Sevenoaks remains an open, tolerant and united community
Statement by Tony Clayton, Chair of Sevenoaks Liberal Democrats