BBC Surrey expose Tories misleading residents on Council Tax
"The BBC has obtained a leaked recording of a council leader saying he struck a deal with the government before scrapping a 15% council tax hike.
7 Mar 2017
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Local News
Surprise and shock as Conservative councillors refuse to back rights of EU citizens to stay in Woking
A Lib Dem councillor was surprised and shocked when local Conservatives refused to back her plea to support the rights of Europeans from other countries living in Woking.
AMB
19 Feb 2017
'Pay to Stay' housing scheme dropped
The local Lib Dems have welcomed the Government's decision to make the 'Pay to Stay' scheme for Council housing tenants earning over a certain income will now be voluntary, not compulsory.
21 Jan 2017
Lib Dems seeking an end to child burial charges
The Local Lib Dems are seeking an end to burial charges for children and stillborns.
21 Jan 2017
Lib Dems welcome Government’s Rough Sleeping Grant
The local Lib Dems have welcomed the announcement by the Government that part of a £20 million Rough Sleeping Fund will go to help rough sleepers in Woking.
19 Jan 2017
Woking Council to increase parking charges
The Woking Borough Council is to increase the cost of parking in the town's car parks despite the Conservatives boasting just 8 months ago that they had frozen parking charges and would not increase them in 2016.
12 Jan 2017
Woking Lib Dems Host South East Lib Dem Conference
Woking Lib Dems recently hosted the fantastically successful sell out South East Regional Lib Dem Conference BDB school Woking. Highlights include an inspiring speach from Tim Farron and excellent debate lead by Sal Brinton.
13 Nov 2016
Lib Dem Wins across Woking
After a reduction in Council size across Woking, Lib Dems are proud to announce that we have won all the seats in Hoe Valley, One in St Johns and Mount Hermon and two in Goldsworth Park.
6 May 2016
Kingfield Post Office
So many people are asking us about the closed Kingfiled post office that we have just launched an online version of our paper petition that went out two weeks ago here http://wokinglibdems.org.uk/…/kingfield-post-office-online-… to make it easier for local people to add their names digitally. We must put pressure on the Post Office to reopen a local branch. It is not impossible as both Send and Ripley have lost thier local post offices in the last year and post office counters have in both cases found a home for new local post offices in other local shops after the closure of their stand alone post offices.
LM
12 Apr 2016
National Party News
Remembering Ming
Ed Davey remembers Ming Campbell in remarks made to the House of Commons
15 Oct 2025
Marie Goldman marks the start of Black History Month 2025
October has arrived, bringing with it Black History Month - a time to celebrate the Black British community and their past, present and future contributions.
MG
1 Oct 2025
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ED
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Science & Technology
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VC
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Migration
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Science & Technology
A Liberal Vision for Digital Rights
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