Ask those who pay the taxes…

…They may surprise you (and give you some sound advice) As many of you will know the Borough Council has just announced that it has bought Wolsey Place Shopping Centre. I am very unhappy about the process which did not involve the public earlier and more in a meaningful form of consultation. I did not support the proposal [...]

Rail users Survey

A big Thank You to the local Lib Dem team who were at Woking station on Friday 18 February distributing my rail survey to early morning travellers. The survey asked passengers about how often they travel by train, how they get to the station and their experience at the station and on the train. We [...]

Our plan for real change

Gordon Brown has let local people down. Labour have failed to help local people in difficult times when they need it the most. Locally, the Conservatives have not done any better. They have cut services, increased charges on th vulnerable and elderly and failed to deliver value for money services. They have let people down [...]

Panic Cuts will hurt Woking

‘These cuts to Surrey County Council’s services will hit Woking hard,’ said Will Forster, Liberal Democrat County Councillor for South Woking, after the meeting this Tuesday that set the budget for 2010/11. ‘Cuts to transport budgets mean there may be no money at all for road improvements that Surrey’s Woking Local Committee have already agreed [...]

A Thank you to Will Forster

I would like to thank Will Forster for his generous contribution to the Marjorie Richardson Centre. Thanks to Will, the centre will now be able to purchase new kitchen equipment that will enable them to continue to provide meals for the increasing number of people who use the shop in Woking HIgh Street. Will’s blog [...]

End Surrey Police budget cuts and make a safer Surrey

Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh recently commented on the declining numbers of Police Officers across most forces in the UK “This is a worrying sign of what is to come as budgets are cut and numbers fall in over half of all police forces. Instead of squandering billions on ID cards, the Government [...]

Why I love the NHS

As a nurse I’m often asked what the Government could do to help nurses and doctors do their job better. My answer? Allow me to do the job in the way I was trained to do it. Scrap the targets and cut the bureaucracy. We need less waste in the NHS and the focus has [...]

Inspiring the next generation

Teachers have a tough enough time as it is, so why does our Government make it harder for them to give the best start to our school children? Teachers should have the scope and free range to do the job they were trained to do and fulfill their vocation in giving our children the best [...]

My pledge to the residents of Woking

I have served Woking in many distinct ways for over 20 years which gives me a unique insight into the lives of Woking people. I look forward to using my knowledge and skills at this level and challenge both the Conservatives and Labour on their policies which affect all of us. I will challenge them [...]