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
Caricature in politics is distorting the truth – from understanding student debt to ‘ending’ austerity
Politics is an exercise in caricature. Politicians are caricatured as heroes and heroines by their supporters - as villains and hexes by their enemies. One moment they're up, the next they're down (don't I know it). One moment Theresa May was held aloft as a latter day Boudica, the next she is condemned as the most hapless PM in modern times. One moment Jeremy Corbyn is condemned as a bumbling fool, the next he is held aloft as a man with the wisdom of a Buddhist monk and the radicalism of Che Guevara. You know you're in trouble when Polly Toynbee from the Guardian and Paul Dacre from the Mail direct the same level of spleen at you Sometimes caricature helps to illuminate an underlying truth. But often it only serves to obscure reality.
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27 Jul 2017
Labour-run Southwark Council facing financial disaster
A recent report published by Labour-run Southwark Council has highlighted significant financial mismanagement after it was revealed that it utilised over £27 million of Southwark’s depleting reserves in the last financial year.
27 Jul 2017
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS REMEMBER 50 YEARS OF LGBT+ DECRIMINALISATION
This year Liberal Democrats celebrate a more open liberal society, with same-sex couples able to marry and now huge steps forward for gender recognition.
27 Jul 2017
Lakes Line investment must still go ahead
The government must use the funds saved by shelving the Lakes Line electrification plans to invest in a passing loop to increase capacity, local MP Tim Farron has insisted today.
26 Jul 2017
Report commissioned by Suffolk County Council calls for EDF's Sizewell C campus proposals to be reconsidered
Suffolk County Council has commissioned consultants to produce a report on possible alternatives to EDF Energy's proposals for...
26 Jul 2017
Call for clarity on Clean Air plans for Central Motorway
Responding to the Government announcement on clean air, Newcastle's Lib Dem Opposition has challenged the city council's Labour leadership to publicly state its intentions on addressing air quality concerns on the Central Motorway East and Tyne Bridge approach, which has been identified by DEFRA as an air quality hotspot for NOx (nitrous oxide) pollution from traffic congestion emissions The city council has been critical in its response to Government consultation, with some justification, over slow progress on introducing a national Air Quality Action Plan in response to tougher EU clean air targets, but the Opposition has drawn attention to Newcastle's own lack of progress on this front, including a decision in 2013 not to introduce a low emissions zone plan for the city centre. The Government is requiring Leeds, Birmingham, Southampton, Derby and Nottingham to introduce Clean Air Zones to tackle air quality in these cities, and is encouraging other cities to take action to tackle identified hotspots. It
26 Jul 2017