The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity (From the Preamble to the Federal Constitution of the Liberal Democrats)
Chris Bowers - LibDem Westminster Candidate for Wealden

Public Meeting Forest Row 25 March. - see panel on right for details

On his blog Chris says "It angers me that stations are being axed when the BBC is failing to deal with its core problem: the amount it pays on executive salaries and expenses ... Salaries have to be justified and can't be used just as an indicator of what someone thinks they're worth."

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LibDem Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden Chris Bowers

Chris has set out his stall, giving information on his background, his beliefs and why he's the right man to be Wealden's MP here


LibDem Councillors will debate Policies - not waste Council Officers' time

Jane Clark, group leader of the Lib Dems on Wealden District Council, has criticised Tory councillor Norman Buck for implying that LibDem councillors should be wasting council officers' time.

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LibDem Group Leader on Wealden DC Jane Clark

Wealden LibDems call for Council Tax Freeze

The Lib Dem Group on Wealden District Council are opposed to the Conservative plans for increasing Council Tax by 2.74% as they believe there is enough waste in the system to have a tax freeze.

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LibDem Councillor and Wealden DC Group Leader Jane Clark

LibDems push through County Budget Plan

Paul Sparks, our County Councillor for Uckfield, supported the successful Lib Dem motion at the budget meeting of the County Council on 9 February.

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LibDem County Councillor for Uckfield Paul Sparks

LibDems support Pine Grove closure plans

Liberal Democrats are supporting the plans to close the Wealden District Council offices at Pine Grove........

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The Only Party in Tune with Today's Reality

"We are the only major party fighting the general election based on today's reality!" That's the message from Wealden Liberal Democrats' Parliamentary candidate Chris Bowers in the week Nick Clegg launched the party's programme for the forthcoming general election.

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LibDem Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden Chris Bowers with Party Leader Nick Clegg

Highways Dept won't clear pavements --- but Wealden DC does

Chris Bowers, LibDem Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden, and the LibDem councillors on Wealden DC have written to Charles Lant, the Wealden DC Chief Executive, to express their graditude that council staff have been working to clear snow from the pavements in the shopping areas in Crowborough, Hailsham and Uckfield.

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LibDem Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden Chris Bowers

County more concerned with long-distance road traffic than Local People

LibDem Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden Chris Bowers has added his voice to the complaints of other local LibDems over East Sussex County Council's failure to grit pavements during the recent bad weather.

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LibDem Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden Chris Bowers

Highways Dept won't clear pavements

LibDem County Councillor for Uckfield Paul Sparks is joining Wealden DC LibDem Group leader Jane Clark in criticising East Sussex County Council over the way it has dealt with snow clearance.

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LibDem County Councillor for Uckfield Paul Sparks

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Public Meeting

Green or Gold?

Which way for the Green Voter?

Guest Speaker Chris Bowers

LibDem Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden

25 March 7:30 pm

Reading Room Community Centre Hartfield Road Forest Row

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