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Southwark Lib Dems Secure Climate Bonds Commitment
Southwark council has committed to introducing a local climate bonds scheme after a Lib Dem motion was passed at council assembly.
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Southwark Labour Finally Scrap Insulting ‘Golden Goodbyes’ but Refuse to Reduce Bloated Councillor Allowances
At this week’s full council meeting, Southwark councillors agreed a report recommending changes to members’ allowances. The report recommended that ‘loss of office payments’ (aka ‘golden…
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Committee Chairs Paid Thousands per Meeting While Social Services Cut – Labour Continue their Tone Deaf Approach to Members Allowances
Seven years ago, the Labour group in Southwark made the bizarre and selfish decision to introduce ‘loss of office payments’, known more commonly as ‘golden goodbyes’.
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Southwark Comes Together to Call for Police Reforms, but Labour Refuses to Call for No Confidence Vote in the Met
In light of Baroness Casey’s damning report into the Metropolitan Police, Southwark Councillors came together to pass a motion calling for reform.
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Southwark to Commits to Doubling Council Tax on Second Homes, after Lib Dem Motion Passed
Southwark council will impose a 100% council tax premium on second homes from next year.
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Southwark Labour Once Again Refuse to Condemn Veolia’s Continued Operation in Russia
A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Southwark Labour still refuse to condemn for Veolia for continuing to operate in Russia.
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New analysis by the Liberal Democrats reveals that over 145 pubs are at risk of closure in Southwark following the Chancellor’s Budget last week
The analysis also predicts that 3,559 hospitality businesses will close across London.
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Southwark Lagging Behind on Recycling while Lib Dem Councils Soar Ahead in London and Beyond
A new report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) shows that Southwark has only the 13th highest recycling rate in London.
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Southwark Lib Dems Call for Local Climate Action Bonds in Southwark
The Southwark Lib Dem group has submitted a motion calling for the council to launch a Local Climate Action Bond scheme, allowing for public investment in local projects.
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Statement on the Recommended Suspension of Neil Coyle MP
Following the report of Parliament’s Independent Expert Panel into the behaviour in parliament on two occasions last year by Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, and the recommendation of…