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
Carlford by-election: Will your children and grandchildren still have a village school?
The government has backtracked a little on its plans to academise all schools in the UK - but they have not given up the idea...
5 Jul 2016
Cheap but not always cheerful.
So. Today is voting day for the Referendum which means I have had to get up. I don't do getting up every day but today is too important not to so I am now sitting in my wheelchair and I'm not entirely happy about it.
4 Jul 2016
The Referendum Hokey Cokey…
can't believe it's nearly over.
4 Jul 2016
I get knocked back, but I get up again: my journey with dyspraxia
Back in September 2012 I attended a disability meeting at my local university regarding my Crohn's disease. When I went to sign a form, the disability adviser noticed the way I was gripping my pen. In passing, she mentioned this could be a possible indication of dyspraxia, a form of developmental coordination disorder, whereby the pathways for signals from the brain to the body get tangled up like a bunch of wires behind an old stereo system.
4 Jul 2016
Nick Clegg calls for general election before article 50 is activated
Former deputy prime minister calls on Tory leadership candidates to set out plans for Brexit, then seek democratic mandate Nick Clegg has called for a general election before any attempt is made to activate article 50, the legal mechanism triggering negotiations for an exit from the EU.
MT
4 Jul 2016
Britain must have a general election before activating article 50
We can't start the clock ticking on Brexit before we've had a chance to judge what life outside the EU would look like Who would have thought? The Conservative party, the party of continuity and tradition, is now the cause of the greatest constitutional crisis in modern times. The party of business is now the source of reckless economic turmoil. The natural party of government is now presiding over paralysis in Westminster and Whitehall. The party of the British bulldog spirit is now leading our great country towards rudderless introspection.
NCMP
4 Jul 2016