Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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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
Tom Brake on why Liberal Democrats opposed George Osborne’s Fiscal Charter
It's all quite simple, really - the Liberal Democrats, unlike Labour, were not going to fall into Osborne's trap. Here is Tom Brake's speech from last night's debate: The Liberal Democrats will not support the charter tonight. Whatever the machinations in the Labour party, our reasons for opposing it are clear: the charter is just as much about fantasy economics as was Labour's magic money tree. We remain committed to abolishing the structural deficit by 2017-18, and to seeing debt fall as a percentage of GDP in the following years. We will not, however, abandon the critical need for continued investment in infrastructure, and we will ensure that our economy remains competitive in the medium and long term. We are for sound and stable economic policy-something that sadly has been abandoned first by the official Opposition and now by the Government. The charter is a trap set for the Labour party into which it has fallen headlong, and I suggest that it is also a trap for the Government over which they risk tyin
16 Oct 2015
F 39B Emergency Motion 1: Energy and Democracy
Liberal Democrat Federal Conference September 2015
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16 Oct 2015
Open Europe poses ten questions for the EU referendum Remain and Leave campaigns
We have now seen the launch of both the 'Remain' and 'Leave' campaigns (with two in the latter camp) ahead of the EU referendum. There are a number of tough questions that both sides will have to answer, especially if they are to appeal to all-important swing voters in this referendum. So far, there have been too many clichés, dubious statistics and much preaching to the converted. It remains early days in the campaign, but below Open Europe lays out ten questions or issues which each side will have to answer or counter if they are to present a convincing and honest case.
PSRR
16 Oct 2015
A great idea for kick-starting community ideas
Detroit Soup is a concept for crowd-funding dinners that has raised more than $100,000 (£63,900) for community projects in the Motor City. It has rapidly spread around the UK. More than 100 people turned up to the first Sheffield Soup in July…
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16 Oct 2015
Huge turnout at Hinckley Fire Services meeting
Nearly 150 people packed into Hinckley Fire Station last night to discuss controversial plans to remove one of Hinckley's two remaining Fire Engines. The meeting organised by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service saw resident after resident speak up against the plans to cut Leicestershire Fire Services.
16 Oct 2015
Government should think again on Tax Credit plans that will hit local families-
Over 5000 households in Hinckley and Bosworth are due to receive a letter from the Government over the next few weeks explaining how the Chancellor's plans to change the tax credit system will affect them from April next year.
16 Oct 2015