Businesses in Esher & Walton are being hit hard by NI - no argument there. But the Lib Dems are still fundamentally anti-business.
Net Zero zealotry is the main driver of crippling energy costs. Your against granting new oil and gas licences in the North Sea.
EU ties mean signing up to even more Brussels red tape. As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently said, Europe has become the "world champion of over-regulation" - excessive bureaucracy stifling entrepreneurial freedom, slowing innovation and decision-making, and costing us our competitive edge against rivals like the US.
Nice-sounding tweaks like cutting hospitality VAT but are meaningless when your manifesto still pushes higher corporation tax, higher capital gains tax, expanded employment rights, DEI mandates and endless public-sector expansion.
Surrey is an enterprise economy and a net tax contributor. We need lower energy costs, less regulation, controlled immigration and a smaller state - not more big-government Lib Dem policies that crowd out the private sector and kill investment.
Think about what the CEO of a chemicals company in Surrey actually needs not just what helps the local florist. Your policies fail the big employers who create real scale and jobs.
Tower Hamlets: One of the least diverse councils Britain has seen in years - the Veil Collective plus chest-beaters.
And Surrey gets the Lib Dems....
Surrey - one of Britain’s most entrepreneurial and productive counties, a free-market powerhouse built on capitalism and a serious generator of tax revenue for the nation.
Now handed over to a party with zero wealth-creation pedigree. Most of their members are public sector lifers who treat private enterprise like a problem to be taxed, regulated and restrained at every turn.
Are Liberals just pre-socialists - like pre-diabetics?
We’ll be fine, won’t we? Just expect higher council taxes, more regulations, and Ed Davey throwing himself into another reservoir for the cameras.
So the moral of the story is that the public sector should stay out of the free market - whether property deals or solar farm gambles?
Public officials who’ve spent their entire lives on the taxpayer teat have zero real-world clue about industrial strategy, markets, or risk?
Having seen the Woking report, what that council needed was more oversight. Covid changed the whole picture.
Mass migration places a major strain on councils and the police, who are left picking up the tab for burdens that barely existed 20 years ago. I could easily list 15+ extra costs. Running a council is incredibly challenging enough without these new burdens.
Not sure how the Lib Dems are the answer to this. Given the chance they would double govt budgets on everything: NHS, Send, etc Maybe constrained this time!
How is AI being used right now to cut the number of people in local government and actually reduce costs?
The Lib Dems - a party created by "Public Sector Lifers" to spend more money on themselves.
Surrey is turning into mini Canada right before our eyes. Gosh, I really hope it doesn’t follow the same path.
Surrey: one of Britain’s most entrepreneurial and productive counties, a powerhouse built on free-market economics, capitalism, ambition and serious tax revenue - hands power to the Big State party that treats private enterprise like a problem to be taxed, regulated and restrained at every turn.
Great...
(So who exactly voted for the Lib Dems in East & West Surrey, apart from the obvious public sector, NGO and quango lifers???
The Lib Dems - a party created by and for "Public Sector Lifers" to spend more money on themselves.
New problem? Tax business harder. Not the people using the service. Add fresh regulations and higher energy costs for good measure.
Yet here we are: Surrey - one of Britain’s most entrepreneurial and productive counties, a powerhouse built on free-market economics, capitalism, ambition and serious tax revenue - hands power to the Big State party that treats private enterprise like a problem to be taxed, regulated and restrained at every turn.
The consequences are entirely predictable. Just look at Canada: years of big-state policies, heavy taxation, regulatory overload and net-zero zealotry have delivered falling investment, capital flight and stagnant growth.
Can we not try to reduce the size of the state? Use AI to reduce the number of civil servants by a third.
Make it make sense.
(Who voted for this in East Surrey and West Surrey, apart from people that work for the state?!)
The Lib Dems - a party created by and for "Public Sector Lifers" to spend more money on themselves.
New problem? Tax business harder. Not the people using the service. Add fresh regulations and higher energy costs for good measure.
Yet here we are: Surrey - one of Britain’s most entrepreneurial and productive counties, a powerhouse built on free-market economics, capitalism, ambition and serious tax revenue - hands power to the Big State party that treats private enterprise like a problem to be taxed, regulated and restrained at every turn.
The consequences are entirely predictable. Just look at Canada: years of big-state policies, heavy taxation, regulatory overload and net-zero zealotry have delivered falling investment, capital flight and stagnant growth.
Can we not try to reduce the size of the state? Use AI to reduce the number of civil servants by a third.
Make it make sense.
(Who voted for this in East Surrey and West Surrey, apart from people that work for the state?!)
The Lib Dems - a party created by "Public Sector Lifers" to spend more money on themselves.
New policy? No issue. Just tax businesses harder to pay for it. Not the people actually using the service.
Throw in some fresh regulations for good measure. Push up energy costs. Private enterprise? Just a cash cow to be milked and restrained.
The consequences are entirely predictable. Just look at Canada: years of big-state policies, heavy taxation, regulatory overload and net-zero zealotry have delivered falling investment, capital flight and stagnant growth.
Yet here we are: Surrey - one of Britain’s most entrepreneurial, productive counties, generating serious tax revenue through hard work, free-market capitalism, and genuine enterprise - hands power to a Big State Party in West Surrey and East Surrey,
Make it make sense. #libdems #LocalElections2026
East Surrey - a county forged on enterprise, ambition, and raw business energy, one of the highest tax-contributing places in Britain - has been conquered by the Big State Liberal Democrats.
The same party that treats private enterprise as a dirty necessity to be taxed, regulated, and restrained at every turn has now taken control. What a shame...
Is it simply because the employees of the state are voting for the Big State Party?
Surrey - one of Britain’s most entrepreneurial and productive counties, generating some of the highest tax revenues in the country - votes for a big-state party like the Lib Dems. Whats going on?!
Is it employees of the state voting for themselves?
The Lib Dems treat private enterprise like a necessary evil that must be constantly taxed, regulated, and restrained. The result? Stifled innovation, slower growth, and the gradual strangling of business and the private sector that funds their beloved public sector expansion.
Surrey gets rewarded with higher council tax, more bureaucracy, and continued expansion of the state. Cant we use AI to reduce the number of civils servants by a third?
West Surrey Lefty Parties
Lib Dems(Public Sector Party) 35.7%
Greens(Islamic Party) 8.6%
Labour(Welfare Party) 3.1%
Lefty Total 47.4%
Righty Parties
Conservative(Enterprise Party) 24.9%
Reform UK(Enterprise + Borders) 20.6%
Righty Total 45.5%
others 7.1%
East Surrey Lefty Parties
Lib Dems(Public Sector Party) 29.4%
Greens(Islamic Party) 11.3%
Labour(Welfare Party) 3.1%
Lefty Total 43.8%
Righty Parties
Conservative(Enterprise Party) 21.2%
Reform UK(Enterprise + Borders) 21.5%
Righty Total 42.7%
Others 13.3%
East Surrey Left Parties
Lib Dems(Public Sector Party) 29.4%
Greens(Islamic Party) 11.3%
Labour(Welfare Party) 3.1%
Lefty Total 43.8%
Righty Parties
Conservative(Enterprise Party) 21.2%
Reform UK(Enterprise + Borders) 21.5%
Righty Total 42.7%
Others 13.3%
Surrey: one of Britain’s most entrepreneurial and productive counties, yet it votes a big-state party like the Lib Dems?? Maybe it’s the large number of public sector workers who benefit directly from a bigger state! Cant we use AI to reduce the number of civils servants by a third?
Why is Surrey - a county powered by enterprise and already contributing some of the highest tax revenues in Britain - voting for a big-state party like the Lib Dems that promises even more bloated government?
These are the same Lib Dems who richly deserve to be renamed the “Public Sector Party”. They treat private enterprise like a necessary evil that must be constantly taxed, regulated, and restrained. The result? Stifled innovation, slower growth, and the gradual strangling of businesses that fund their expanding public sector dreams.
@EdwardJDavey A county built on enterprise has voted for a party that wants to make the bloated public sector even bigger. A party who treat private enterprise like a necessary evil that must be constantly restrained, taxed, and regulated into submission. Maybe understand this one day...
East and West Surrey are out of step with the rest of the UK. Surrey a county powered by enterprise, entrepreneurs and serious tax revenue - one of the most productive parts of Britain - yet its voted for the Lib Dems, who treat private enterprise like a necessary evil that must be constantly taxed, regulated and restrained. The result? Stifled innovation, slower growth, and the gradual strangling of the very golden goose that funds their beloved public sector expansion.
So the lefty Lib Dems's Win in Surrey. Whats going on? Anyone? Play spot the councillors.
1. Any English Speakers - Looking solid, mostly i think...well done.
2. Pink Fringes - none, well done.
3. Front for Gaza/Islam - no, maybe front for the cycle lane mafia
4. Compassionate Liberals - who ignore the costs of immigration… until they glance nervously over their shoulder on the high street at 10pm. Yes i can spot some.
5. Public Sector Lifers - on the taxpayer teat their whole careers, no private sector reality check. Definitely.
6. Pre-2016 Euro workers — still dreaming of Brussels bureaucracy, suffocating regulations, and the EU’s status as one of the slowest-growing regions. Hard to spot unless waving an EU flag, but probably.
7. Veil Collective - (Hijabs, Burqas, Niqabs). Not yet dumped here. Cant see any chest beaters as no one beating their chest....
8. NGO/Quangos/Refugees Organisations - Yes Local MP. Worrying though for no 7.
9. Guardian-reading professionals - academics, media types. Cant see anyone wearing a BBC name badge. Can you?
10. Private sector workers /Entrepreneurs — not sure. Maybe the odd gay florist, ethical business owner??
Maybe Surrey hasn't got the national message yet. That British families dont want to be treated as 2nd class citizens, called far right, whilst you fawn over the immmigrants give them homes and 1.2 million on benefits. Yes the Lib Dem need their votes, but even so.
#LocalElections #LE26 #Election26
So the lefty Lib Dems's Win in Surrey. Whats going on? Anyone? Play spot the councillors.
1. Any English Speakers - Looking solid, mostly i think...well done.
2. Pink Fringes - none, well done.
3. Front for Gaza/Islam - no, maybe front for the cycle lane mafia
4. Compassionate Liberals - who ignore the costs of immigration… until they glance nervously over their shoulder on the high street at 10pm. Yes i can spot some.
5. Public Sector Lifers - on the taxpayer teat their whole careers, no private sector reality check. Definitely.
6. Pre-2016 Euro workers — still dreaming of Brussels bureaucracy, suffocating regulations, and the EU’s status as one of the slowest-growing regions. Hard to spot unless waving an EU flag, but probably.
7. Veil Collective - (Hijabs, Burqas, Niqabs). Not yet dumped here. Cant see any chest beaters as no one beating their chest....
8. NGO/Quangos/Refugees Organisations - Yes Local MP. Worrying though for no 7.
9. Guardian-reading professionals - academics, media types. Cant see anyone wearing a BBC name badge. Can you?
10. Private sector workers /Entrepreneurs — not sure. Maybe the odd gay florist, ethical business owner??
Maybe Surrey hasn't got the national message yet. That British families dont want to be treated as 2nd class citizens, called far right, whilst you fawn over the immmigrants give them homes and 1.2 million on benefits. Yes the Lib Dem need their votes, but even so.
#LocalElections #LE26 #Election26