At the County Council meeting on March 23rd, Lib Dem councillor Colin Taylor commented that pictures of the new County Hall show a glass-clad building. Such buildings tend to feel too hot in summer and too cold in winter - or use lots of energy maintaining comfort.
Dear Editor,
After six years of campaigning, the Liberal Democrats at County Hall have succeeded in convincing Surrey County Council to undertake urgent work to make its properties "disabled friendly". The County Council has approved a Liberal Democrat motion that puts disabled access high on the County Council's priorities. A report recently commissioned by the County Council highlighted the current situation of the County's public buildings.
The Liberal Democrats have today defeated the Government with an amendment to the Energy Bill, which will secure a sustainable development duty on the gas and electricity regulator Ofgem.
New figures obtained by Liberal Democrat London Mayoral candidate Simon Hughes today show that nitrogen dioxide in London has risen by an average of 15% in the last two years with only one of the nineteen sites recording a decrease in its level.
A €1 billion fund from the European Commission to provide fresh water and sanitation to millions of people in the Developing World has been blocked by ministers on the General Affairs Council, made up of EU foreign ministers, including Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw.
