Analysis of new Home Office statistics commissioned by the Liberal Democrats from the House of Commons Library has shown the number of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) on the streets has fallen dramatically by 27.8% since 2015.
Liberal Democrat councillors at WSCC have welcomed the allocation of more money for highway maintenance after their proposal to do this a year ago. However, they warned that with no promise of increased funding beyond this year that this could be nothing more than cynical electioneering by Conservatives with one eye on the May elections.
John Milne will contest the Horsham constituency seat for the Liberal Democrats at the next general election. John said, “The message is simple. In Horsham, the only way to stop the Conservatives winning again is to vote Lib Dem.”
At an Extraordinary Meeting of Horsham District Council on 2 February 2023, the Conservative majority group in HDC have voted for Cllr Clair Vickers (Southwater North) to be their 4th leader in 18 months, in a move as ridiculous as their Conservative colleagues in Westminster.
The Horsham Liberal Democrats have made their selections for Roffey North and Denne Wards, ready for the upcoming Horsham District Council elections in May 2023, reselecting Cllrs Tony Bevis, Ruth Fletcher, John Milne, Clive Trott and Belinda Walters.
Horsham MP Jeremy Quin joined his fellow Conservatives to vote through a "shamefully low" target for cutting sewage dumping and reducing harmful phosphates in our rivers. Shadow Cabinet Member for the Environment, Cllr John Milne (Lib Dem, Roffey North): "This is nothing short of a crisis, but the response is to do little or nothing. I can only assume that the health of Horsham District’s rivers are not a priority for Jeremy Quin."
