THE Kirklees LDF being rushed out before procedures change to encourage greater democracy and before the May elections, (Examiner, February 7) is similar to the LDF plan last year which Kirklees failed to send to most households in the area.Read
IN ‘Academy status for good of the pupils’ (Mailbag, February 1), Robin Tones highlights the difference between those against conversion to academies and those of us who are for it.Read
SEVERAL ‘Mailbag’ contributors of late have commented on Liberal Democrat misrepresentations on certain issues, especially with regard to the Local Development Framework and green belt land.Read
IN response to Mr Potter’s recent letter (Mailbag, January 26) regarding the motivation of senior staff and governors to choose to move their schools towards academy status, I would like to try to put my personal rationale as a parent governor of a school going through the consultation process for supporting the move.Read
ONCE again Kirklees councillors are putting up smoke screens to cover their inability to take any action by suggesting that signs would be needed to enforce no parking on footpaths.Read
WHY, oh why, do the powers that be insist that the poorer of our society are to have incomes capped whilst they do not offer a capping on corporate companies, banks or the overtly wealthy.Read
I CAN’T express how upset and horrified I am by the proposals to be voted on at the end of January that dogs will not be allowed in parks without a lead.Read
FORMER LibDem leader Lord (Paddy) Ashdown is reportedly worried about the effects of a proposed cap on welfare benefits, as are assorted personages from LibDem, Labour, unions and the Church.Read
IN response to Alan Starr’s letter of January 19 on the subject of wind power, yes, Mr Starr, there are people trying desperately to halt this lunacy, but the people with the power to do so, are not.Read
JUST before Christmas, Kirklees sent out a questionnaire to all who receive home care and asked their views on proposals to raise charges for this, with no upper limit to what could be charged.Read
I HAVE followed with interest the responses to my letter on the subject of Tesco in Holmfirth (Mailbag, January 17) but felt it necessary to respond to Stephen Dorril’s letter (January 20), as he seems to have totally misread the essence of mine.Read