Cllr Mione Goldspink's article for "The Flyer", January 2021
Local Matters with Mione Goldspink January 2021
MG
14 Feb 2021
East Hertfordshire Liberal Democrats
Area At Risk From Nightmare Planning Change
Our community and our country has been through the mill in the last few months , thanks to COVID-19 and the economic fallout it has caused. We have all been affected and our hearts go out to those who have suffered and lost loved ones in this awful pandemic.
FB
9 Nov 2020
Broxbourne
Don’t Let Children Go Hungry in Hertfordshire
At last Tuesday's (October 20th) Herts County Council Meeting, the Conservative run Council rejected a LibDem motion, which was supported by Labour, to call on the government to support Marcus Rashford's call for free school meals during school holidays.
SGM
31 Oct 2020
Broxbourne
Our reaction to BLM protestors being racially abused in Hoddesdon
We are outraged and saddened by the racist abuse targeted at Black Lives Matter protesters in Hoddesdon in recent days, and shared on social media. These racist views do not represent the wider Broxbourne community.
BLD
9 Jun 2020
Eastern Hertforshire
Deaths in Herts Care Homes a Mounting Concern
Although there are 235 deaths listing COVID 19 registered in Hertfordshire between 10th April and 15th May according the Office of National Statistics, Herts Liberal Democrats have calculated that as many as 500 deaths are likely to have occurred according to figures that the County Council has collected from care homes. The Liberal Democrats have also raised concerns that a far higher number of deaths have occurred in care homes in Watford and Hertsmere than in other districts.
31 May 2020
Making Space for Active Travel: County lacks a clear focus and ambition
County Councillor Stephen Giles-Medhurst Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, and Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Highways & Environment
FB
28 May 2020
Hertfordshire Lib Dem News
Hertfordshire County
Children with Special Educational Needs suffering because of Recruitment Crisis
The Conservative-controlled Hertfordshire County Council Educational Psychologist team has fewer than half the required Psychologists.
25 Apr 2023
UK Lib Dem news
Science & Technology
A Liberal Vision for Digital Rights
The Online Safety Act was meant to protect people, yet its flawed implementation risks undermining privacy, free expression, and secure communication. Our new policy addresses our concerns and fights for a digital future where rights are protected.
VC
23 Sep 2025
Education, Children & Schools
Certainty for Ukrainian Children Living in the UK
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, thousands of Ukrainian children have found safety in the UK – but many still face uncertainty, disruption, and trauma. They deserve security, stability, and the chance to thrive.
LS
22 Sep 2025
Health, Care & the NHS
Never Again: Justice for Contaminated Blood Victims
The contaminated blood scandal is one of the gravest injustices in NHS history. We must honour victims with recognition, dignity, and compensation – and ensure no one ever suffers from such injustice again.
JBF
22 Sep 2025
