Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Amongst the list of reasons for the dramatic Liberal Democrat victory in Richmond Park is the party's earlier lively and successful by-election campaign in Witney. That contest was not won but the big swing to the party and the strong second place generated significant political momentum, media credibility and activist motivation all of which were extremely useful just weeks later in winning Richmond Park. Which makes the decision to fight that vigorous campaign in Witney seem the obvious one to have taken. But it was in fact a radical departure from the party's approach for quite a few years now to such by-elections, with many key decision makers in the party over those years giving the impression that minimising the net financial cost or 'distraction' from held seats was all that mattered. The result? A series of dismal results which reinforced the wider media message about the party being down in the dumps and which gave party members even more to be downbeat about.
Following the Prime Minister's speech on 9 January 2017 where Theresa May unveiled plans to transform mental health support, Councillor Jerry Roodhouse has written to the local papers stating that MPs in Warwickshire should be fighting for local funding to come through Councils and not lost in Clinical Commissioning Groups.
The chaos over the recycling system in Rugby seems set to continue into 2017 after Warwickshire County Council have put together a "Slim Your Bin" campaign helping residents to waste less and recycle more, with no involvement from Rugby Borough Council.
After months of campaigning the announcement on 16 December 2016 that Rugby Borough Council will reinstate the green bin service in January 2017 has been warmly welcomed by Rugby Liberal Democrats.
2016 was another year that the Liberal Democrats stood up for local residents and championed liberalism in our local communities.
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