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Local election news (Lib Dems
The Bristol Liberal Democrats have launched their 2021 local election manifesto. It focuses on sustainability, better services and better governance for Bristol. We have an ambitious but achievable plan for Bristol, and a vote for us is a vote for open and effective governance, something that is sorely lacking from the current administration.
Here are our key priorities:
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BUILD MORE HIGH QUALITY SUSTAINABLE HOMES
The Bristol Lib Dems will make building high quality sustainable homes at the forefront of our administration. When we ran the Council from 2009-2012, our worst year of house building resulted in more homes than either of the Mayors’ best years. We will aim to build balanced communities, with social homes, houses for rent and for private sale, while pushing for the highest standards.
FRANCHISE THE BUS SERVICE
The Bristol Lib Dems will work with Stephen Williams as regional Mayor to ‘franchise’ the buses, which takes control from the bus companies and gives it to local people to set routes, times & costs. This would result in better routes and cheaper fares, encouraging people from their cars, rather than forcing them out.
END THE SEND CRISIS IN OUR SCHOOLS
A Liberal Democrat council will ensure that the current Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) crisis is ended, and make sure that all SEND children have an Education, Heath & Care Plan in place before the 20 week deadline that the current administration has failed on.
We will protect SEND children and their families from further pain.
ENCOURAGE BETTER BUSINESS
Our high streets and businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic, and they need our help to recover. The Bristol Lib Dems will back the campaign to scrap business rates and will set up small business zones for startups and social enterprises. We will work with businesses to reduce packaging and help them tackle climate change.
CLEAN OUR AIR
The Bristol Lib Dems will invest in active travel routes and public transport to encourage people out of their cars, whilst also adjusting the Clean Air Zone to make sure it works for local residents, and doesn't have an adverse impact on poorer households. We will also plant 10 million trees over the next 20 years to improve air quality and tackle the climate and ecological emergency in Bristol.
SCRAP THE BRISTOL MAYOR
The Bristol Lib Dems will continue campaigning to scrap the role of directly elected Bristol Mayor, which has become unaccountable and undemocratic. We want to put power back into local communities and empower local democracy. We want to open up the council to make it less secretive and more accountable to you. You can read the full Bristol Liberal Democrat manifesto here:
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ ldbristolwest/pages/2768/attachments/original/1618527260/2021-04-10-COBLD-Manifesto-V02.pdf?1618527260
We believe in keeping residents up to date on important local issues and publish a quarterly newsletters, ‘Focus on Brislington West’. We also have a digital version and if you would like to receive it, please register using this link: http://www.bristollibdems.org/ efocus.
By Jos Clark, Liberal Democrat Councillor (Brislington West) Email: cllr.jos.clark@ bristol.gov.uk Mobile: 07584 370429
& Andrew Varney, Liberal Democrat Councillor Candidate (Brislington West) Email: andyvarney@hotmail.com Mobile: 07544 667968
Hazelnut, chocolate & cookie cake
Ingredients
250g Unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
250g 70% cocoa dark chocolate, chopped
250g `Light brown soft sugar
250g Self raising white flour
50g Cocoa powder
4 large Free range eggs
For the buttercream
150g Unsalted butter, softened
200g Chocolate spread
150g Icing sugar
1 tbsp Semi-skimmed milk
6 Chocolate cookies, to decorate
Method
Grease and line 2 deep loose-bottomed 20cm cake tins
Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4
Put the chocolate, sugar and butter in a pan and melt together over a low heat, until the sugar is completely dissolved and everything is combined. Leave to cool Whisk the eggs into the cooled chocolate mixture, then whisk the chocolate mixture into the dry ingredients
Divide between the prepared cake tins and bake for 25-30 mins, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool completely
Once the cakes are cool, make the buttercream
Whisk together the butter and chocolate and hazelnut spread until light and fluffy
Whisk in the icing sugar, then add the milk to loosen slightly
Place one of the cakes onto a serving plate and spread a layer of the buttercream over the top
Sandwich with the second cake, then spread over the rest of the buttercream
To decorate, cut 3 of the cookies in half and crush the other 3 into crumbs
Pat most of the crumbs around the sides of the iced cake, push the halved cookies at intervals around the top, and sprinkle with the remaining cookie crumbs to serve
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