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
6 things we’re fighting for on the Housing Bill
The housing crisis is going from bad to worse in many parts of the country. Action is desperately needed to make housing more affordable for people. We need to ensure we have enough homes in the right places, and that homes are sustainable and decent quality for people to live in. I am leading a large team of Lib Dem peers who are fighting hard to amend the Housing and Planning Bill. We have serious concerns that the Bill will make things worse for people in need of affordable housing, will lead to an increase in homelessness, and will drive up the housing benefit bill.
BCB
2 Mar 2016
Free movement in the EU and control of our borders
One or two very welcome guests below the line at Liberal Democrat Voice have challenged us to talk more about immigration in the context of the EU referendum. Because people want the UK to "take back control of our borders". So here we are. Of course we do have control of our borders. We are not part of Schengen, and there is nothing they could do to make us join. We have our own immigration policy, subject, as with all policy, to treaty obligations. The specific treaty obligation of interest here is the provision in the Treaty of Rome to allow the free movement of labour between members of the EU: a right exercised by 2.2m Brits living and working elsewhere, and by 2.3m other Europeans in the UK. Brexiters may also talk about the refugee crisis, but this is just an attempt to smear by association - the treaty obligations and benefits at stake in the referendum relate to the rights of EU citizens.
JO
2 Mar 2016
Sophie in ‘t Veld MEP: Dear British friends, we want you IN
As a big fan of "Yes, Prime Minister", I find Sir Humphrey an endless source of funny quotes. But little did Humphrey know back in 1980, how topical his remarks would be in 2016: Sir Humphrey: Minister, Britain has had the same foreign policy objective for at least the last five hundred years: to create a disunited Europe. In that cause we have fought with the Dutch against the Spanish, with the Germans against the French, with the French and Italians against the Germans, and with the French against the Germans and Italians. Divide and rule, you see. Why should we change now, when it's worked so well?
SV
2 Mar 2016
Slowly, realisation dawns on media, regulator and pundits just how broken Britain’s election finance rules are
Back in March last year I wrote Constituency expense limits are dying off in the UK, but neither politicians nor the regulator will act, pointing out that:
MP
2 Mar 2016
Lib Dem Action on Wildlife Crime Pays Off
Good news! Lib Dems save wildlife crime unit from extinction
2 Mar 2016
Lib Dem Action on Wildlife Crime Pays Off
Good news! Lib Dems save wildlife crime unit from extinction
2 Mar 2016