£538,500 to help pupils in Surrey catch up
Over £½ million will help Year 7 pupils who didn't reach the expected level in literacy and maths when they finished primary school in Surrey catch up with their classmates who did.
31 Jan 2013
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Surrey Liberal Democrats call for Council Tax freeze
Surrey Liberal Democrats call for Council Tax freeze Conservatives hoard £207 million while pleading poverty and putting up Council Tax
29 Jan 2013
Lib Dems welcome scrapping of “pig in a poke” Magna Carta scheme
Commenting on the announcement that Surrey County Council has scrapped plans to spend £5 million on a Magna Carta Visitor Centre at Runnymede, John Orrick the Liberal Democrat Communities Spokesperson on Surrey County Council said:
16 Jan 2013
Farnham Castle: Question to Cabinet from Liberal Democrat Leader Hazel Watson
Question to 5 February Cabinet Meeting from Hazel Watson (Dorking Hills):
15 Jan 2013
Surrey’s Conservative administration is out of touch with reality
Speaking in response to the widely distributed email from Surrey County Council's Chief Executive to a member of the public over the recent stay by Conservative Cabinet members and senior council officers at Farnham Castle, Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition Hazel Watson said:
21 Dec 2012
Conservatives pushed into 4th place as Lib Dems score resounding win in Sunbury Common
The Conservatives were pushed into an unprecedented fourth place in the Sunbury Common by-election yesterday, as Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Spoor stormed to victory, gaining more than double the number of votes of his nearest rival.
20 Dec 2012
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