Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Top art fair opened by MP
On Friday evening South Lakeland MP Tim Farron officially opened Artfest North, an art fair held at Kendal Town Hall.
26 Jul 2016
Why we’ve launched MoreUnited.uk
On Sunday morning Paddy Ashdown was on the Andrew Marr programme to launch MoreUnited.uk, a project I've been heavily involved in. The team includes Martha Lane Fox, Dan Snow, Caroline Criado-Perez and Luke Pritchard (yes, the one from The Kooks), plus a wide range of others from across society. I'll very briefly explain what it is, and then why we've done it now.
AR
26 Jul 2016
Mayor Dave Writes: Fighting the Plans to Close Maternity Services at Bedford Hospital
In his column for the July edition of the Bedford Bulletin, Mayor Dave Hodgson wrote of his disgust at the plans to close maternity services at Bedford Hospital and to force the 3,000-plus mothers who give birth there every year to travel longer distances away from home and from family to Milton Keynes.
25 Jul 2016
Farron Makes Plea For 'Common Sense Approach' To Boost Staveley Businesses
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has written to the Lake District National Park Authority to call for a 'common sense approach' to business signs along the A591 near Staveley.
25 Jul 2016
Waging War on Weeds!
The combination of extremely warm and very wet weather we have experienced this year has of course caused rapid growth of weeds on roads and pavements. Mayor Dave Hodgson has today announced a 'War on Weeds' programme of targeted action by the Council to tackle this extraordinarily rapid growth.
25 Jul 2016
More United: Paddy Ashdown’s new political movement launched
I'd covered previously Paddy Ashdown's new plans for political realignment, involving launching a new cross-party political movement. It's called More United and is being launched today.
MP
25 Jul 2016