http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Sue Doughty -- Join Guildford's Campaign to Bring Back Sue Doughty as MP -- Liberal Democrats en-GB Sue Doughty -- Join Guildford's Campaign to Bring Back Sue Doughty as MP -- Liberal Democrats http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Sue Doughty -- Join Guildford's Campaign to Bring Back Sue Doughty as MP -- Liberal Democrats 2010-03-11T06:45+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000412/equitable_life_investors_have_waited_long_enough.html Following a meeting today with Philip Spencer, a local organiser of the Equitable Life Action Group (EMAG), Sue said: 2010-03-09T19:20+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000411/what_a_waste_of_money.html Last year I was canvassing in Working Road, Jacob's Well - probably just under a year ago. 2010-02-28T19:28+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000410/more_facts_needed_on_royal_surrey_nhs_drug_deals_says_doughty.html Commenting on the news that the Royal Surrey County Hospital has been selling NHS drugs in Europe Sue Doughty said, "There are many questions which need answering about this issue before we can draw a line under it: 2010-02-17T10:09+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000409/liberal_democrats_announce_education_funding_for_surrey.html The Liberal Democrats have announced a major funding commitment to boost education in Surrey. 2010-02-01T16:06+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000408/over_1000_innocent_surrey_people_added_to_national_dna_database_since_european_court_ruling.html More than 100,000 innocent people have been added to the National DNA Database since the European Court of Human Rights ruled in December 2008 that the practice was illegal, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. 2010-01-15T17:35+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000407/tories_must_come_clean_on_funding_and_health_says_doughty.html With news breaking of a substantial donation by private health care business interests to the Tory Party Health team Sue Doughty said "I am really worried about Tory policy on health care which locally and nationally is coming out as muddled and unclear. They need to do a lot of explaining" 2010-01-15T15:07+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000406/sue_doughty_puts_fairness_at_the_heart_of_lib_dem_election_campaign.html The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place. 2010-01-11T15:30+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000405/who_will_pick_up_the_bill_for_surrey_community_health_care.html As Surrey Health continues to close community hospital beds in Surrey Sue Doughty has been asking questions about the future care of the patients. She said " Surrey County Council's Adult Services are struggling to reduce their projected overspend of £7.4 million down to £0.9 million. With more cost heading their way resulting from closing community beds I cannot see how Surrey will be able to pick up the bill." 2010-01-11T13:14+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000404/rail_plans_for_cranleigh_welcomed_by_sue.html "The plan to bring back rail to Cranleigh is well worth more investigation " was Sue's verdict following the meeting of Waverley Borough Councils Environmental & Leisure Overview Committee last Thursday. 2009-11-18T19:03+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000403/sue_makes_final_plea_for_pegasus_bus_service.html Sue Doughty has today sent a final appeal to all members of Surrey County Council's Cabinet in an attempt to save the Pegasus Bus Service. 2009-11-02T23:36+00:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000402/government_decision_on_se_plan_warmly_welcomed_doughty.html Sue Doughty and local Liberal Democrats have warmly welcomed the decision by the Department of Communities and Local Government not to contest the legal challenge to the South East Plan by Guildford Borough Council. 2009-10-12T16:05+01:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000401/axing_pegasus_is_bad_for_parents_communities_and_planet_doughty.html At the meeting of the Guildford Local Committee last night Sue Doughty called for the members to call in the decision to axe the Pegasus school bus service. She said "This service was brought in after endless delays by the County and was almost drowned at birth in bureaucracy. As an MP I pushed hard for this. I fully support the view of Councillor David Goodwin who had asked for a postponement of this decision in order to fully assess the impact." 2009-10-01T18:45+01:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000400/dunsfold_result_totally_perverse_doughty.html Commenting on the Decision by the Secretary of State to refuse the Dunsfold Park development Sue Doughty said: "This decision is perverse. Despite strong support for the additional housing, and major climate change benefits the government has chosen to reject a scheme which would have taken our approach to sustainable development to world class. As a result local families will continue to struggle to find suitable housing." 2009-09-29T14:06+01:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000399/we_must_reaffirm_the_military_covenant__sue_doughty.html Lib Dems paid their respects to those who have died in active service and from the after effects of war with a minute's silence ahead of the debate on the military covenant". Speaking at Bournemouth Sue Doughty drew attention to the ongoing difficulties faced by many people not only during conflict but also afterwards which has led to more suicides by veterans of the Falkland and first Gulf war than deaths in action during the two wars. 2009-09-22T10:09+01:00 http://www.suedoughty.org.uk/news/000398/we_must_not_build_on_guildfords_green_belt.html Speaking at the Lib Dem conference Sue gave strong support to the party's policy to ban building on green belt. She called for the scrapping of the South East plan which threatens so much of the local country side. An amendment which gave strong support to urban green spaces also was warmly supported by Sue. With pressure for building land in Guildford it is vital that we protect sites such as the allotments and open spaces around Westborough and Broadacres. She also drew attention to the need for more allotments and community gardens which are especially important in communities with small or no gardens. 2009-09-22T09:45+01:00