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
Tina Liddington selected for Goldsworth West By-Election
Tina Liddington is a well established member of the local community and lives in Knaphill. Tina works at the Goldsworth Park Health Centre where she meets local residents regularly.
11 Sep 2015
James Sanderson selected for Goldsworth East By-Election
James Sanderson grew up in Woking and has lived here most of his life. James is married to Alison and they have four children that attend or have attended Goldsworth Primary School. James is a qualified chartered accountant and works for a financial services company in London.
11 Sep 2015
Mayor Issues Warning on Council Funding Pressures
Mayor Dave Hodgson has echoed a stark warning from the Local Government Association (LGA) that local services are being placed under severe threat not only by unprecedented government cuts but also spiralling cost pressures imposed on Councils. The LGA has calculated that Councils face an additional £10 billion of cost pressures by 2020, with over £6 billion of this comprising government policies to be implemented over the period.
11 Sep 2015
The Hoarding of Housing - an Intergenerational Time-Bomb
Ahead of the Housing debate at Bournemouth, ALTER's Dr Tony Vickers has written a paper that points out that the "Housing Crisis" is not really about how many new homes can be built but about how we make better use of the 98% of homes we already have. Drawing on research by the Intergenerational Foundation, he points the finger at massive under-occupation by pensioners of owner-occupied family homes, encouraged by government.
DTV
11 Sep 2015
Labour Cabinet due to spent nearly £86,000 of public money to rebrand Haringey Council
A Labour Cabinet member is due to agree to spend nearly £86,000 of public money to rebrand Haringey Council next Friday. This is...
HLD
11 Sep 2015
Faslane is wrong at so many levels
Confirmation that the nation is to invest half a billion pounds on Faslane might be in line with what was promised before last year's Independence referendum in Scotland, but given the closeness of the result - and the outcome in Scotland of this year's general election which virtually handed the Conservatives their election victory - we have to ask ourselves whether this is the right thing to do.
SP
11 Sep 2015