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20 Most Recent News Stories
Where now with planning?
Fri 16th Jul 2010
The Government has announced the end of Regional Spatial Strategies and promised that local authorities will determine how many homes can be built in their area. It is assumed that this means Chichester District Council will be the body with this responsibility in future although this has yet to be confirmed.
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Voting reform referendum planned for next year
Fri 16th Jul 2010
On May 5th 2011, there will be a referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote. The First Past The Post system hands power to the lucky few who live in marginal constituencies and sucks it away from the vast majority of us who do not. So over the next ten months the Liberal Democrats will be fighting hard, with others, for a 'yes' vote in the referendum
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Clegg Scores Second Win in Party Leaders Debate
Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Nick Clegg Storms First Ever Party Leaders Debate
Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Another Tory Councillor resigns
Fri 18th Dec 2009
Brian Hooton, Conservative councillor for the Plaistow ward, has resigned from the District Council. His Conservative colleague, in this two member ward, resigned from the Council last year. Both had been re-elected in May 2007.
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Tories need a reality check
Mon 25th May 2009
The Conservatives at County Hall are fond of blaming all their woes at the Labour government. Whilst the Government may have favoured local authorities in the midlands and north at the expense of those in the south, it is clear now that whoever wins the next General Election will have precious little room for manoeuvre - such is the state of public finances.
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