I have worked alongside Richard Sharp over the last two years and it is clear to me that he is a considerable asset to both Knaphill and Woking. I urge the residents of Knaphill to look at his record of action and re-elect Richard to enable him to continue his dedicated work for the local […]

At a meeting of the Full Council on Monday 19th April at I proposed a new Youth motion.  I am pleased to be able to say that it was passed.  I promised to come back to the issue of youth following the defeat of the first Lib-dem youth motion earlier in the year. My hope […]

Under Labour, the tax system is complex, unwieldy and, most of all, unfair. This has to change. The Liberal Democrats will rebalance our tax system to make it fair once and for all. Under the Liberal Democrats the income tax threshold will be raised to £10,000, meaning most taxpayers will see their income tax bills […]

I have known Rosie ever since I moved to Woking.  I have been hugely impressed by her tireless efforts to do what is best for  the people of Woking no matter what. Especially when she feels that officials or other politicians are trying to hide from an issue to kick it into the long grass.  […]

The polls are already out and Nick Clegg is the clear winner from the first TV debate tonight, between the leaders of the three main parties.  It is great to see that when given equal media coverage, where people get to see and hear what the Liberal Democrats stand for alongside the other parties, polls […]

I am certainly not a fan of the Labour government’s foreign policies, I will never understand how an ethical foreign policy and the war with Iraq fit together, however, credit should be given where it is due and the government is making an impressive effort regarding Burma and the title of this blog post comes […]

Operation Drive Smart is a joint Surrey County Council and Surrey police initiative focusing on:- Speeding Using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving Bad or dangerous parking Tailgating or aggressive driving Illegal off-road riding and driving Operation Drive Smart has been taking place in Knaphill in a variety of ways including a Police operation tackles […]

The KRA village meeting was as usual extremely well organised with a wide variety of stalls providing information to local residents. I was particularly impressed with the police stall as the information on Neighbourhood Watch was very good as well as the stall on Sure Start at St John’s primary, a topic I have a […]

I enjoyed watching the Chancellors debate on Monday 29th March, although I watched a recording as it was on while I was at an overview and scrutiny meeting. It was pleasing to see Vince Cable do well. The Conservative claims that it was unfair because he was in the middle and that he received too […]

Greenpeace have produced their own version of the Kit Kat adverts to highlight concerns that Nestle unlike Kraft and Unilever are still associated with what Greenpeace calls the worst practices of the palm oil industry. Greenpeace are also sending their own orang-utans to the Nestle head offices in Croydon to tell staff what it says Nestle […]