Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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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
HRT 'could prevent heart disease'
Hormone therapy might be an effective heart disease treatment, despite a major US study which suggested it caused harm, scientists say. The Women's Health Initiative study was stopped in 2002 amid concerns over raised heart disease and cancer risk. But now other US experts say the WHI may have covered the wrong age group and used the wrong dose of HRT.
22 Dec 2006
Carers warned over 'hiding' drugs
Care homes are being warned that they may be breaking the law and putting patients' lives at risk by hiding drugs in food or drink, the BBC has learned. The Mental Welfare Commission is concerned that the practice of giving medicine secretly is being over-used. Under Scots law, medical staff can intervene in a patient's treatment if the person is incapable of acting in his or her own best interests.
22 Dec 2006
Hopes for Alzheimer's treatment
Scientists at Cardiff University have developed a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Researchers say they have created an antibody which could block the production of brain chemicals linked to the debilitating disease.
22 Dec 2006
RECYCLE YOUR BICYCLE - A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
IF ANYONE in your family is expecting Santa to drop off a new bike on Christmas morning please don't scrap your old one.
22 Dec 2006
DfES Drops History Month
The Lib Dem spokesperson on LGBT equality has condemned for scrapping tens of thousands of pounds in funding for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month. Liberal Democrat Women and Equality Spokesperson Lorely Burt MP has joined the event's organisers in criticising the decision by the Department for Education and Skills.
21 Dec 2006
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Ming Campbell slams Labour's dependency Britain and its impact on the South East
In a speech to the IPPR today, Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell will pledge to take the fight on poverty to Labour's heartlands.
21 Dec 2006