We are the largest party on the District Council and we lead the Progressive Alliance.
Steve Flitter, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats on DDDC said - We are delighted to come together as 3 progressive Parties to offer the residents and businesses of the Derbyshire Dales a new approach to local politics. We know that our District faces many challenges, not least the cost of living crisis, the shortage of affordable housing for our young families and the threat to our environment from new developments and pollution.
Working together we will support our communities in the best and most effective way, and provide them with genuinely value-for-money services.
We have just had Remembrance Weekend, for those that fought and died for this country in all conflicts since WW1. But many, many more die as a consequence of war than combatants. Read more...
Oh the twisted machinations of government. James Cleverly was the 3rd Foreign Secretary since 2019 in a role where stability and consistency are key, he has been deemed not up to the job by the man who appointed him, read more...
Suella Braverman, current Home Secretary and erstwhile contender for the top job, belies her name; she is not brave merely using political posturing to promote herself once again as a leader candidate. Read more...
Years of Conservative cuts have hollowed out the legal aid system, leaving millions without access to timely legal advice. Our new policy will legal aid a guaranteed right, ensure no one is left without help.
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Millions of people are still trapped in England’s broken leasehold system. Our plan will end the leasehold rip-off, strengthen building safety, and give residents the control, fairness, and dignity they deserve in their own homes.
Hong Kongers living in the UK, and across the world, face an increasingly robust and alarming campaign of transnational repression from Beijing. Our new policy will protect pro-democracy activists and ensure this intimidation has no place in the UK.