Liberal Lockdown
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The Woking Liberal Democrats discuss the trials and tribulations of living in Woking under the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. They highlight some of the major challenges, inspiring stories and future opportunities facing the people of Woking, whilst shining a spotlight on those running our borough to ensure they’re acting with the residents’ best interest in mind. The hosts are in listening and exploring mode and are keen to hear what’s happening in and around Woking. Contact them by email - Liberal.Lockdown@WokingLibDems.org.uk to share your experiences in writing or by appearing in one of their podcasts.
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Liberal Lockdown
Nov 29, 2020
Healthy Lives in Pandemic Times
Our NHS is bearing the brunt of this pandemic. Would the system collapse with the influx of COVID-19 patients? What about cancer patients requiring regular treatment or those booked for routine operations? Ellen Nicholson is a nurse, health researcher for the Liberal Democrats and chair of the General Practice Nurse Forum for the Royal College of Nursing. If that wasn’t enough, she’s our 2021 candidate for Mount Hermon & Woking South East. Ellen, interviewed by Adam Kirby and Dale Roberts, talks us through the digital appointment revolution, her thoughts on herd immunity and the incredible work going on behind the scenes to keep the NHS serving those who need it most.
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Liberal Lockdown
Nov 14, 2020
Zero Waste, Endless Benefits
Unnecessary packaging and unsustainable products are intertwined with our everyday lives. It doesn’t have to be this way: Re-fill your shampoo bottles, don’t throw them away! Swap to the metal straws, bamboo toothbrushes and reusable menstrual products that are filling our shelves. Mel Hemmings, founder of Woking’s first zero waste shop, Bare + Fair, joins us to share her eco-friendly top tips for consumers and businesses alike.
Bare + Fair: https://bareandfair.co
The Woking Liberal Democrats are not affiliated with Bare + Fair, but admire the story and ethos of those involved.
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Radio Lockdown
Apr 26, 2021
Cookie Monster (with Angus)
(S02E10) Justin and Angus look at claims of 'data harvesting' by the SA Liberal government, and potential implications for COVID communication.
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Stories/topics in this episode:
1. ABC News, "South Australian government admits redirecting web users through Liberal Party domain" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-29/sa-government-websites-could-be-gathering-personal-data/100030314
2. InDaily, "Inquiry call over Liberal 'data harvesting' concerns" https://indaily.com.au/news/2021/03/30/inquiry-call-over-liberal-data-harvesting-concerns/
3. ABC News, "SA Privacy Committee to look at redirected links as Premier denies data collection" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-30/sa-premier-says-no-data-collected-privacy-committee-to-assess/100037222
4. InDaily, "Labor refers email claims to Ombudsman" https://indaily.com.au/news/politics/2021/03/31/labor-refers-email-claims-to-ombudsman/
5. InDaily, "Revealed: Libs plan to 'suck in' target voters" https://indaily.com.au/news/2015/02/26/revealed-libs-plan-suck-target-voters/
6. ABC News, "SA Premier denies 'deliberate' data collection through Liberal Party's NationBuilder campaign software" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-01/sa-premier-says-no-data-deliberately-collected-by-campaign-tool/100044538
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Lockdown TV with Freddie Sayers
Apr 7, 2021
Dave Rubin: why the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ split up
The group of thinkers now known as the “Intellectual Dark Web” — Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, Bret and Eric Weinstein, Ben Shapiro — were convened in Dave Rubin’s garage and on his YouTube channel, The Rubin Report. And yet he has always suffered the accusation that he wasn’t a ‘real’ intellectual.
“What I thought and believe now that I am good at is that I can sit with these people and take a lot of that stuff and distil it into something that the average person can understand enough of. I love that space,” he told Freddie Sayers in a wide-ranging and philosophical discussion on LockdownTV.
He sees the old IDW gang as divided now along a crucial ideological split. There are those who believe the tools of liberalism can still be deployed to persuade the Woke Left to change their mind (he includes Bari Weiss, Sam Harris, Bret Weinstein in this group); and then there are those, like him, who have decided that it simply isn’t possible, and they’re better off bui…
Liberal Lockdown
Feb 23, 2021
Exposed - Tory Cover Up in Woking Borough Council
Politicians today are creating a growing gap between what they say and what they do. The result is an increasing lack of trust in politics.
“Fide et Diligentia”. This is the motto of Woking Borough Council. It means ‘Faith and Diligence.’ Ironic, given how the Tory-led council have been making decisions. It’s no surprise that politicians are seen as less trustworthy than bankers when they bypass formal processes and obfuscate the findings of independent reports. They insist they want to be transparent but time and again fail to be anything other than opaque.
The Lib Dem-led Overview and Scrutiny Committee are tasked with holding the Tory-led council executive to account and ensuring the decisions made are in the interests of Woking residents.
In this episode of the popular Lib Dem podcast series, Adam Kirby and Dale Roberts explore the Lib Dem successes and the challenges they faced when trying to hold the Tory-led council to account. They analyse how the Lib Dem-led Overview and Scrutiny Committee reviewed a council project, exposed a dubious £250m loan and uncovered governance failures and give their views on how to rebuild trust in politicians.
They raise 3 important questions:
* How many other Tory-led projects have been carried out with such poor governance?
* How can we have confidence that we are getting value for money?
* Is democracy in Woking under threat from this behaviour?
And offer clear solutions that would be actioned by a Lib Dem administration:
* Welcome scrutiny and learn lessons from it
* Apply the principles of openness, transparency and financial prudence.
* Be judged by our actions not our promises.
Time for change on 6th May – Your Town, Your Future, Your Vote. Vote Lib Dems.
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Materials referred to in this podcast are available in links below.
Woking Borough Council Meeting discussing the implementation of a Scrutiny Report involving, amongst other things, the £250 million loan.
Independent Inspector’s Report confirming the findings of the Scrutiny Report.
The WBC Executive Report on the Independent Inspector’s Report
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