April 2019 Focus leaflet

We have been delivering our latest Focus leaflet in Headingley and Hyde Park. Our candidate, Penny Goodman, has lived in Headingley for twelve years and is campaigning for a better, cleaner local environment.

Penny says:

Dear resident,

On May 2nd our area will elect a Councillor and I’m the Lib Dem candidate for this election.

I live in Headingley, so I care passionately about local issues as they affect me too!

If I’m elected, I am determined to push for real action to tackle congestion. The Labour Council are spending millions of pounds ripping up Lawnswood roundabout and replacing it with an American-style intersection. I think the money would be more wisely invested sorting out our roads and improving public transport.

I want to see more street sweeping and greater enforcement action to tackle fly tipping and littering. I think it’s really important that our area
looks nice.

I’m a committed environmentalist, which is why I want to see more done by the Council to tackle climate change. I also want to see increased recycling services. The Lib Dems on Leeds City Council tried to get the Council to introduce kerbside food waste and glass recycling collection, like every major UK city, but Labour blocked it. I’ll continue to campaign for this to happen.

If I am elected I will be an independently-minded strong campaigning voice for our area. I hope you will support me on May 2nd.

Penny

Leeds City Council elections

Elections to Leeds city council are taking place on Thursday May 2nd. Today is the deadline for registering to vote in them, and if you haven’t done so already you can register to vote here.

Our candidate for Headingley and Hyde Park is Penny Goodman. Penny lives locally on Grove Lane, and is an academic who teaches Roman history at the University of Leeds.

Penny is calling for household glass recycling, action against fly-tipping and better transport across the city. She is a committed environmentalist, who wants to make it easy for everyone to help tackle climate change through easier recycling and better public transport.

She also strongly believes that Britain is better off remaining in the EU – not least because climate change is a shared problem which can best be tackled by working together.

Penny Goodman in Headingley

Out and about – despite the weather!

The Liberal Democrats have been out delivering and door-knocking in Headingley today. Many residents told us they feel angry and let down over Brexit. Theresa May and the Conservatives have created a crisis, while Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party have stood by and allowed it to happen. Meanwhile, the public is left fearing food shortages and businesses have no certainty about the future. The Liberal Democrats believe that Britain is stronger in the European Union. We are fighting to give the people the final say on the Brexit deal, with the option to remain.

Kamran Hussain selected as Lib Dem PPC for Leeds North West

Congratulations to Kamran Hussain, who was selected yesterday evening as the new Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Leeds North West. Kamran is senior partner in a successful Headingley-based solicitors’ firm, so he already knows our area well. He is also the Liberal Democrat Yorkshire & Humber spokesperson on Brexit, and led the Lib Dem Remain campaign in our area. We look forward to working with him.

Leeds Pride 2018

Liberal Democrats from across Leeds and beyond marched as usual this year in the city’s LGBT+ Pride Parade. After this year’s London Pride was hi-jacked by an anti-trans group, we were pleased to be able to show our support for our trans siblings by carrying a trans pride banner provided by LGBT+ Lib Dems. They are currently campaigning to ensure that the government’s consultation on the Gender Recognition Act leads to a quicker, simpler and less costly process for trans people to secure gender recognition.

Leeds Liberal Democrats 2018 election manifesto

Today marks two weeks to the Leeds City Council elections for 2018. These are particularly important elections, because we are electing the whole of Leeds city council from scratch following changes to some ward boundaries. Across the city, everyone will have three votes each to select three new councillors for the ward they live in.

The Leeds Liberal Democrats have produced a fully-costed manifesto for this year’s elections, created through consultation with our local members, residents and city councillors. It is packed full of exciting and practical policies such as:

  • Citywide food waste and glass collection
  • Saving money and reducing pollution by powering city vehicles with biogas
  • A council-owned housing company building affordable homes for sale and rent
  • Addressing declining educational results amongst our most disadvantaged children
  • Employing dementia-supporting Admiral nurses

If you would like to read the manifesto in full, you can do that right here! Pictures of all the pages are included below, or you can download a pdf copy for yourself.

The Liberal Democrat candidates for Headingley and Hyde Park

The Liberal Democrat candidates for Headingley and Hyde Park have now been formally registered with the Town Hall, and we are proud to introduce the team:

Pictured from left to right are:

Penny Goodman, an academic who works at the University of Leeds. Penny has lived in Headingley for twelve years now, and has a long history of campaigning on behalf of the local community.

Murray Hawthorne, a student in the final year of an Arabic and Politics degree. Murray cares passionately about Human Rights issues, and is a proud internationalist.

Peter Andrews, a solar panel engineer who works for a local business. Peter has lived in Leeds all his life and is a long-standing member of the Headingley community.

All three are holding copies of the Leeds Liberal Democrats manifesto, which sets out what we are fighting for in this year’s Leeds City Council elections. If you would like to read the manifesto for yourself, you can download your own copy here.