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
The Queen’s advice to Tim Farron
I am far from being an ardent royalist. The idea that someone should just inherit the position of head of state is very strange to me. However, that doesn't stop me acknowledging that the current incumbent has been doing a fantastic job since way before I was born. I've always admired her dignity, dedication and the experience that comes from dealing with Prime Ministers as diverse as Alec Douglas-Home, Tony Blair and Winston Churchill and having an unrivalled perspective of almost six and a half decades of world events. Today, MPs paid tribute to her service as they wished her a happy birthday. Here is Tim Farron's contribution in which he tells us how she gave him a good tip to deal with a common problem:
CL
22 Apr 2016
Farron Pays Tribute To Queen
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron paid tribute to the Queen in parliament to mark the monarch's 90th birthday.
22 Apr 2016
Review: Coalition, by David Laws
Coalition: The Inside Story of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government (Biteback; £25) If journalistic reportage is the first rough draft of history, then the politicians' memoir has a good claim to be the second - at least as far as contemporary political history is concerned.
NT
22 Apr 2016
EURef: RSPB demands Remain and Leave answer environmental questions
I remember a time, in the early 2000s, when it felt like every discussion on the future of the Liberal Democrats or of political parties in general mentioned the fact the RSPB had 2 million members whereas political parties were reduced to a few hundred-thousands between them. This massive organisation has now spoken out in the referendum debate. It has not taken a side but demanded that each campaign answer how the environment will be effected.
AH
22 Apr 2016
Liberal Democrats Protest as Hertfordshire Conservatives cut Local Highways Budgets
The Conservatives running Herts County Council pushed through a cut of over 11% from the local highways budget of £90,000. This £90,000 was allocated to County Councillors to get local roads and pavements resurfaced that the County would not otherwise do. It's now been cut.
22 Apr 2016
Liberal Democrats Protest as Hertfordshire Conservatives cut Local Highways Budgets
The Conservatives running Herts County Council pushed through a cut of over 11% from the local highways budget of £90,000. This £90,000 was allocated to County Councillors to get local roads and pavements resurfaced that the County would not otherwise do. It's now been cut.
22 Apr 2016