What is Merton Council for? Neither the Labour administration nor the Conservative opposition seem to have an answer to this simple question. But we do: Lib Dems believe our Council exists to take…
Last night (22 Jan 2020), Labour and Conservative councillors lined up to block further consideration of a proposal for a new charitable fund to pump extra cash into local schools. A special Council…
Reacting to the news that South Western Railway could lose its franchise after declaring a £137 million loss, Liberal Democrat councillor for Trinity Paul Kohler has said: “For far too long Merton’s…
Comments submitted by councillors Eloise Bailey, Hina Bokhari and Carl Quilliam: Re: planning application 19/P2387 Tesco Site, 265 Burlington Road New Malden Surrey KT3…
Further to Merton Council's announcement: "New parking charges for a new decade set to reduce pollution in Merton." Speaking in response to the above announcement, Liberal Democrat group leader Cllr…
Merton Council has declared a climate emergency. The declaration was seconded by newly elected Lib Dem councillor for Cannon Hill, Jenifer Gould, who used her maiden speech to urge the Council to…
Merton Liberal Democrats were delighted by the results of the Cannon Hill by-election last Thursday, where we increased our share of the vote by 24% to win the seat. Newly elected Cllr Jenifer Gould…
Merton Liberal Democrats have warned that plans to start charging people for using local tennis courts will price residents out of the sport, and threaten Wimbledon’s status as the home of…
Local residents are bracing themselves for a crucial by-election in Cannon Hill, where voters are expected to give their verdict on the performance of Merton’s Labour-run council. Merton Lib Dems…
Merton's Liberal Democrats have accused Labour-run Merton Council of hypocrisy for giving half its employees free parking while ordinary residents are hit with a 130% hike to parking permit…