Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Wokingham Borough Council is investing in more intensive surveying and maintenance of the borough's drainage network as increasingly volatile weather puts growing pressure on the system.
Walk down Uxbridge Road and you’ll see it for yourself. Loose wires hanging over shopfronts. Rotting wood nailed to walls. Crumbling stonework and old satellite dishes that nobody has used for years. This is our high street.
Liberal Democrats in Reading have called out Thames Water over figures recently analysed by the party which show they lost 569 million litres of water due to leaks in 2024/2025. That’s the equivalent of 227 Olympic-sized swimming pools every day.
SATURDAY 21ST NOVEMBER – 9.30am - Etchingham Village Hall Special Talk by MIKE MARTIN M.P. Liberal Democrat MP for Tunbridge Wells coffee & cakes, cost £5 (more)
I’ve often lamented in these columns that politics is too short-term. Politicians, local as well as national, all too often prioritize the quick wins, which might deliver votes at the next election, rather than plan for the needs of future generations.
Diana Iwi 1934 - 2026