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
Fu Bingchang’s Diaries
Dr Fu Bingchang was the Republic of China's Ambassador to the U.S.S.R between 1943-1949.
23 Jul 2016
Why does the Tory Government want students to be even poorer?
If you're a prospective undergraduate student, you'll have been shocked to see a number of universities, including Durham and Royal Holloway, offering courses above the £9000 a year threshold, which has now been increased to £9250. If you're a current student or have confirmed your place for September 2016, you'll be even more shocked to find out that your tuition fees could potentially increase, after you agreed on a price. When applying for university, b oth student finance and my school assured me not to worry about the student loans: I would only be paying it back if I earned £21,000 and until I was 50 years old, and I would be getting a lovely bursary to support me through too, due to coming from a low income family. Of course that's all changed and I will now be in about £60,000 worth of debt due to doing a four year course and my reliance on the bursary from Student Finance England. With tuition fees rising, is there really any incentive for students to go to university in the UK?
AP
23 Jul 2016
Tim Farron: Turmoil makes case for voting reform
Truly, we live in extraordinary times. Potentially heading out of Europe, a new Prime Minister who hasn't been elected by party members, let alone the country, and a Labour Party tearing itself apart. But just as extraordinary in its way has been the letters page of The Yorkshire Post. It has been bursting with debate on the need for electoral reform in the light of Brexit and the divided state of our country.
TFMP
23 Jul 2016
Full Principle By-election results - 21 July 2016
From one week of fantastic by-election results to another, with a Liberal Democrat gain in the Northampton Council, where the local Westone team increased the Lib Dem vote share by 36.4% to get our candidate Brian Markham elected. Councillor Markham received 49.7% of the vote, compared to the Conservatives' 27.2% and Labour's 23.0%. The local team ran a fantastic campaign to "Bring Back Brian" to the area, as Brian first won the seat at another by-election in 1993 and represented the area for 18 years. Team Lib Dem engaged many of their new members in Westone as part of the campaign, with Brian saying that "we have had quite a few new members recently and it's been great to be able to get them involved and see their enthusiasm".
23 Jul 2016
"No change is not an option" as more changes to key City road links unveiled
A month long consultation process starts on Monday about major changes for key routes into and out of Newcastle to the north. These affect Blue House on the Great North Road, the Jesmond Dene Road junctions with Moorfield and Osborne Road, the Haddricks Mill junctions and Killingworth Road as it goes north under the Metro line. These are amongst the worst places in the City for car accidents and injuries to cyclists. The work could take over 2 years in places, but is said to "future proof" major routes with the proposal of radical changes that will affect local people and through travellers.
23 Jul 2016
Tory Married Couples Allowance total failure
The Liberal Democrats have branded the Conservative's Flagship Married Couples Tax Allowance policy a 'pathetic failure' after...
22 Jul 2016