POLITICAL PARTIES MUST UNIUTE TO TACKLE KNIFE CRIME A LEADING Colchester councillor wants all political parties to stand united in the fight to tackle knife crime in the city. Lib Dem Martin Goss’ motion for the city’s council to support police, schools and organisations in combatting the misery of knife crime was ratified with full […]

CASH-STRAPPED schools in Colchester are facing further cuts which will mean they will have £186 LESS to spend per pupil in the next year. Research carried out by the National Education Union revealed schools in Essex will see their spending power drop from £525million in 2023-24 to £489million in 2024-25. In real terms, that equates […]

FAILURE OVER A&E WAITING TIMES URGENT action is needed to tackle the increase in Accident & Emergency waiting times at Colchester General Hospital caused by the Government’s cuts to the NHS. Research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the number of people who had to wait more than four hours at hospitals in the East […]

COLCHESTER General Hospital needs more funding to tackle a worrying rise in patient waiting times. Martin Goss, the City’s Liberal Democrat candidate for the forthcoming General Election, said: “Latest figures from NHS England have revealed an increase of 6,881 people waiting for treatment in the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust. And these figures […]

Colchester Liberal Democrats have slammed Will Quince for voting against a compensation scheme for swimmers who get sick from sewage. The amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, tabled by Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron, would have allowed anyone who gets sick as a result of illegal sewage dumping to claim compensation from water companies. […]

Conservative MP has voted against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have committed the government to improving local GP and ambulance wait times this week (15th November) – Liberal Democrats in Colchester have slammed Will Quince for voting against the amendment saying it shows a “callous disregard for patients waiting in pain” Conservative MP Will […]

Colchester Liberal Democrats are calling on the local Conservative MP Will Quince to back an amendment to the King’s Speech to address the crisis in the NHS – The amendment calls for a legal right for patients to see their GP within a week and an NHS dentists rescue plan – It comes as NHS […]

Colchester Parliamentary Candidate Lib Dem Martin Goss calls on water firm to crack down on excessive pay – Lib Dem is “shocked” at no mention of sewage crisis in King’s Speech – Base pay and pension payouts for executives in England & Wales water industries rise to new high of £10 million Local Liberal Democrat candidate […]

Martin Goss is the prospective Liberal Democrat Candidate for Colchester  Colchester Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson, Martin Goss was thrilled today to have received full cross-party support for his Motion to full Council.   The Council Motion put forward by Martin Goss called on the Council to contact the MP’s representing the city (Bernard Jenkin, Priti […]

Colchester MP Will Quince is being accused of a ‘concrete cover-up’ after he voted against a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have forced the Government to publish a register of schools and hospitals in Colchester that are not fit for purpose. The Lib Dem amendment to the Levelling Up Bill would have forced the Government […]