Author Archives: Barry Holliday

Local Lib Dems have described the decision to lease the newly renovated Grammar School to Derbyshire County Council (DCC) as a ‘betrayal of Heanor residents’. Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) has announced that instead of it becoming a local business … Continue reading →

The Liberal Democrats have announced that their five year plan to give patients in Derbyshire a legal right to see a GP within a week or 24-hours if in urgent need will be in their General Election manifesto. Last year … Continue reading →

Lib Dem members from within the constituency of Mid Derbyshire selected Barry Holliday to fight the general election campaign back in June 2023. Barry commented at the time: “It’s a great honour and privilege to be selected by local members … Continue reading →

The Liberal Democrats have said Rishi Sunak has “thrown in the towel” on tackling Conservative sleaze, one year to the day after he resigned from Boris Johnson’s scandal-hit government. A year ago today, in his resignation letter to Boris Johnson, … Continue reading →

Fewer than one in fourteen violent assaults last year resulted in a criminal being charged, shocking new analysis published by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The House of Commons Library analysis shows of the 558,886 offences of violence with injury … Continue reading →