The Liberal Democrats have warned that overstretched police in Colchester, Essex  are struggling to combat a surge in knife crime, and are calling for additional funding for community police. The number of offences involving knives or other sharp objects increased by 75.4%  in the last five years  reaching a record high in 2019-20, but this increase has not been met […]

WE ARE LISTENING  That was the message this evening from Councillor Martin Goss who is the Cabinet Member with responsibility for waste, environment & transport during the Wednesday 8th July Colchester Cabinet Meeting. Councillor Goss had expressed grave concerns that the proposal within a paper to consider a new green waste collection at a recommended cost […]

WE ARE LISTENING  That was the message this evening from Councillor Martin Goss who is the Cabinet Member with responsibility for waste, environment & transport during the Wednesday 8th July Colchester Cabinet Meeting. Councillor Goss had expressed grave concerns that the proposal within a paper to consider a new green waste collection at a recommended cost […]

The Liberal Democrat candidate for Colchester has today challenged the local Conservative candidate to rule out a no-deal Brexit in December 2020. The challenge, just a few days before polling day, follows Boris Johnson refusing to rule out a no-deal exit from the EU.  Under the Conservative Party’s plan, the UK will have until December 2020 to deliver the […]

The Liberal Democrats would use an ambitious £50 billion regional growth fund to invest in Colchester, according to local candidate Martin Goss. The Liberal Democrats, who are fighting their campaign on a platform to Stop Brexit to build a brighter future, have earmarked £50 billion to reverse regional under-investment from the Conservatives. Liberal Democrat candidate for […]

Leaked documents from US-UK trade deal talks have revealed the threat facing farmers in Colchester from a trade deal with Donald Trump, the Liberal Democrats have warned. Liberal Democrat candidate MartinGoss has written to Conservative candidate Will Quince, calling on them to make a “cast-iron” guarantee to vote against any lowering of UK food standards that […]

The Liberal Democrats have today announced plans to fund at least 34 police officers across Colchester as part of an extra £1bn nationwide investment into community policing. This commitment amounts to 20,000 more police officers across Englandand Wales, enough for an extra two officers per ward. The Liberal Democrats will also fund an immediate 2% pay-rise for serving […]

Colchester Conservative candidate Will Quince has been accused of “cowardice” in refusing to attend and answer questions at meetings after it was revealed that he had refused to sit with other Parliamentary candidates at three events which have been organised in the town. The “cowardice” taunt came from Liberal Democrat candidate Martin Goss, a Colchester […]

Only 86% of patients arriving at A&E in Colchester were treated or admitted within four hours in October 2019, according to damning figures published today by NHS England. This is well below the official target of 95% of patients attending A&E being admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. Nationally, the 95% waiting target hasn’t been met since […]

In response to Will Quince’s letter on knife crime – five years ago, in response to high-profile knife attacks, backbench Conservatives proposed a new law: mandatory prison sentences for those caught carrying a knife for the second time. It sounded tough, and MPs spoke of “sending a message” to stop people carrying knives. But, as […]