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
What Nick really says about "You can stop Brexit by joining the Labour party – or even the Tories"
In a dramatic intervention, the former deputy prime minister advocates mass political 'infiltration' for change In a speech in Mississippi in support of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, Nigel Farage hailed the vote for Brexit as a victory for the "little people, the real people… the ordinary, decent people". A few months later, he flew across the Atlantic to join President Trump at the billionaire's victory party. There is a famous photo of the pair celebrating in front of one of Trump Tower's gold-plated lift doors. The little people must have been just out of shot.
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8 Oct 2017
Theresa May under pressure over ‘secret advice’ on halting Brexit
Prime minister is sent FOI request to publish legal guidance thought to argue that UK can stop EU divorce process at any time Theresa May is under pressure to publish secret legal advice that is believed to state that parliament could still stop Brexit before the end of March 2019 if MPs judge that a change of mind is in the national interest. The move comes as concern grows that exit talks with Brussels are heading for disaster.
TH
8 Oct 2017
The Right to Buy – A Solution to Funding Care of Older People?
What do people who need to enter residential care fear most? Losing the home they have worked for the best part of their lives? Separation from their spouse they have shared a bed with for decades? Going to a place where they know they are going to die? At a time when a person is at their most vulnerable we force them away from their families and potentially destroy their treasured legacy for their children and grandchildren. So let's be clear, caring for the elderly and keeping them safe as they become frail is more than just a financial crisis, but the solution to both is in how we construct the care budget.
SS
8 Oct 2017
Car parking in Suffolk Coastal
Car parking problems rank high amongst issues reported to parish and town councils across Suffolk Coastal, as well as to the...
8 Oct 2017
Why You Should Become a Local Councillor
As much as we should be welcoming the new members to join the Liberal Democrats (indeed we are now the UK's second-largest party), this does not change the fact that we have a mountain to climb before we will be able to win a General Election. This has little to do with our previous record, or our policies. The Liberal Democrats are not seen as a credible alternative to the Labour Party or the Conservative Party because we lag far behind them in terms of elected officials.
7 Oct 2017
Home ownership in the UK: the equivalent of a £50bn Currency Counterfeiting Ring
Home owners collect £50Bn economic rent annually by not having to pay taxes on land uplift. ALTER Secretary David Cooper's article on Libdem Voice shows that this has the same impact on our economy as a currency forging ring with a £50bn turnnover.
7 Oct 2017