http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/speecharchive.php Recent Speeches from Shepway Liberal Democrats en-GB Shepway Liberal Democrats http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Shepway Liberal Democrats 2008-11-20T18:01+00:00 United Kingdom http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/speeches/000003/i_am_not_ashamed_of_believing_in_things.html My grandmother was a Russian exile. She fled the Russian revolution as a child, escaping through Europe and finally settling here in Britain. My mother spent part of her childhood in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Indonesia. 2008-03-09T12:00+00:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/speeches/000002/proposing_a_zero_rise_in_folkestones_council_tax.html I'd like to thank all who have been involved in the budgeting process, including the Community Services Committee who very carefully reviewed all their service expenditure this year, the finance committee, and especially the Town Clerk and Finance officer who have worked hard to deliver this budget this evening. 2008-01-10T00:00+00:00 http://www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/speeches/000001/fighting_the_threat_to_local_firefighters.html Firstly, I'd like to welcome the representatives from the Folkestone Brigade who are here this evening. When on shift, they can be called upon to put their lives in order to save ours, and those of our constituents, family and friends. 2007-11-01T07:57+00:00