Louise Harris seeks Party Position...

Louise Harris has been a GLD member from the start of the group (and a member of the Liberal Ecology Group before that!). She has been a Vice Chair of the group and has won awards as an environmentalist campaigning Councillor

GLD members wish her the best of luck in her new campaign....

Money to fight the climate emergency in the South Hams could be almost doubled if the District Council agrees to a recommendation from opposition councillors to add another £324,000 to the Climate Change and Ecological Emergency budget.

Yesterday's Overview and Scrutiny Committee at South Hams District Council voted to recommend the additional spending.

Like us you might not be early risers on a Sunday! In which case you will have missed our leader Ed Davey's interview this morning on the BBCs Andrew Marr show

Ed was on good form and covered two big issues which will grow in importance as the pandemic begins to recede in the months ahead

1 Environment

Councillor Carole Mulroney, Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning, said: "This is an exciting action plan which provides extensive details on previous, ongoing and future work carried out by the council to help us reach our aim of becoming a Green City...CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Kishan Devani, BEM, FSRA - Hon Vice President

A politician, consultant and educator whose work has been pioneering in the area of community-cohesion.

One of the youngest BAME Freemen of the City of London as well as a seasoned politician, consultant and educator, his work has been pioneering in the area of community cohesion within the British-Asian community.

The Green Liberal Democrats are pleased to announce that Kishan Devani, BEM, FSRA has been appointed as Honorary Vice President.

Green Liberal Democrats' Chair, Keith Melton, said:

"We are delighted to have Kishan join GLD as Honorary Vice President. Kishan's excellent work on community cohesion (for which he was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2020) and racial equality, together with his tireless campaigning will be of great value as we reach out to our diverse community of Liberal Democrat activists."