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Conservatives scrap committees

by Claire Young on 24 March, 2017

Conservatives have scrapped the decision making committees on South Gloucestershire Council in favour of a centralised ‘Leader and cabinet’. These means some decisions will be taken behind closed doors by a single cabinet member after talking to an officer, while others will be made by a cabinet of just a few Conservative councillors. Councils in […]

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Changes to boundaries proposed

by Claire Young on 22 November, 2016

There is still time to comment on the Boundary Commission proposals to change the constituency boundaries for electing our MPs. These are a result of the Conservative Government’s plans to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600 and make sure there are roughly the same number of voters in each constituency. Under the […]

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Tell Claire your views

by Claire Young on 12 August, 2016

I’ve been taking my Tell Claire survey out and about across the Thornbury and Yate constituency, including to Westerleigh village last weekend. You can also complete the survey online at claireyoung.org.uk/tellclaire

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Standing for Parliament

by Claire Young on 22 July, 2016

I am pleased and honoured to announce that I am the new Parliamentary Candidate for the Liberal Democrats in Thornbury and Yate.  This means I will lead the party’s activity across the constituency, replacing Steve Webb who recently announced he would not be continuing in the role. I am looking forward to continuing to fight for Westerleigh […]

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Have your say on devolution deal

by Claire Young on 8 July, 2016

Last week I reported that the West of England devolution deal had been agreed by three of the four authorities. You can now have your say on the deal. Find out more and send your comments to the Government on the dedicated devolution website.

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Steve Webb decides not to stand again as MP

by Claire Young on 5 July, 2016

Flashback: Steve Webb and team celebrating the go-ahead for Yate cinema Our popular former long-serving MP Steve Webb, who was narrowly defeated at the 2015 General Election, has announced he will not be seeking re-selection. Instead he will continue his local work as part of a new candidate’s team. Thornbury and Yate Liberal Democrats have […]

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Devolution deal goes ahead despite concerns

by Claire Young on 1 July, 2016

On Wednesday South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset and Bristol councils all agreed to go ahead with the West of England devolution deal, which will create a new West of England Combined Authority with a “Metro Mayor”. While the Liberal Democrats support devolution, we felt unable to support this deal and proposed an amendment […]

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Devolution and planning document on the agenda

by Claire Young on 26 June, 2016

On Wednesday South Gloucestershire Council will be debating the proposed West of England devolution deal, which would result in a Metro Mayor. North Somerset have already rejected the deal so if it did go ahead it would only cover South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Bath & North East Somerset. Also under consideration at the meeting is the […]

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South Glos votes to leave the EU

by Claire Young on 24 June, 2016

South Gloucestershire, like the country as a whole, has voted narrowly to leave the European Union. The official result in our area was: Remain: 74,928 (47.3%) Leave: 83,405 (52.7%) Turnout: 76.2% I, and others in your Focus Team, campaigned positively with people of other parties and none for the UK to remain in the European […]

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The most important 10 minutes this year

by Claire Young on 20 June, 2016

This Thursday our country faces its most important choice in a generation, as we vote on whether to remain in or leave the European Union. Your Focus Team believes it’s vital that you use your vote to support REMAIN. We believe we should stay in the EU, because that’s how we can tackle our most important problems – […]

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