Jonathan Smith expressed his strong support for Amy Hayes and her campaign to have a proper service re-instated on the much-neglected Mid-Cheshire line, due to concerns about the health, well-being and safety of her daughter and friends.

"I was genuinely shocked to hear recently about the extent to which the profit-making motive has destroyed the essence of what “social care” should be about", writes Jonathan Smith

Staff shortages are strangling the life out of the hoped-for economic recovery. The previous growth has slowed alarmingly this summer.

Cheshire East Council have expressed a commitment to provide help to those suddenly up-rooted from their lives and livelihoods by the capitulation of their government and army to the ruthless, totalitarian and misogynist Taliban.

If the Prime Minister has his way, and enough Conservative MPs support him, it won’t be long before we see what he describes as “chain gangs” on the streets, and in the communities of Cheshire.

No, this is not the 1920s in the deep south of the USA: this is 2021 England! 

Jonathan Smith has learnt that in Cheshire, if you are a victim of domestic violence (you are most likely to be a woman), and you – or someone else – reports it to the Cheshire Police, you stand only a 1 in 11 chance that the perpetrator will be charged with the offence; that is, even before the matter comes before the courts.

Jonathan has news on the latest developments in restoring maternity services at Macclesfield Hospital - and it's more delays 

 There are few local causes more critical, and more urgent, than the campaign to stop the building of 225 houses on a precious piece of wild, natural, open land south of Longridge, on the edge of Knutsford.

We're delighted that our Lib Dem colleagues in Chesham and Amersham have won their by-election. The Blue Wall is crumbling!