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
Hearing Matters
Hearing Loss is major public health issue that affects more than 11 million people across the UK.
17 Nov 2015
Ministers finally admit – almost – that they COULD assess overall cuts impact
The government appears to have finally admitted that it could carry out an assessment of the overall impact of its cuts and reforms on disabled people… if it had the right "tools".
17 Nov 2015
Now Tory MP says diabetics have only themselves to blame!
Once again I've been inundated with complaints about my Tory successor. Email/phone red hot etc…
17 Nov 2015
Finland prepares universal basic income experiment
Pack a heavy coat, folks, we're going to Finland. The Finnish Social Insurance Institution, also known as Kela, has begun work on a proposal that would guarantee a basic income to every citizen of the small Nordic nation. This system of a universal state-facilitated payment delivered to every Finnish person would transform the state's welfare system and potentially provide a blueprint for other countries looking to build a different kind of economy.
17 Nov 2015
Statement from Rock the Boat – Liberal Democrats against harassment
Rock the Boat - Liberal Democrats Against Sexual Harassment - today welcomed the statements from Tim Farron and Lord Rennard this morning regarding the House of Lords' representative on the Federal Executive. Grace Goodlad, steering group member, said:
17 Nov 2015
Chris Rennard's statement as he stands down from Federal Executive
Rennard has made the following statement announcing that he has withdrawn from the Federal Executive: A week ago, I was elected by the votes of the Liberal Democrat members of the House of Lords to be their representative on the party's Federal Executive. Any Lib Dem peer could have stood, all of them could vote, and I was elected by 44 votes to 25. Since then a number of party members have objected to that outcome and sought to effectively overturn it by removing the right of the Lib Dem peers to have a representative on it.
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17 Nov 2015