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
On the Up and Up
HSLD's membership is set to hit a record level for the third year running.
22 Jan 2017
William Wallace writes…What should the Liberal Democrats be saying to the “left behind?”
What should the Liberal Democrats be saying to the 'Left Behind'? We've claimed a strong position as the voice of the 48%; but there are many among the 52% who are not illiberal at heart, and others who voted 'Sod off!' in the Referendum to London as much as to Brussels in their disillusion with politics and the distant elite. People who live on partly-sold off Council estates, or in places built to house workers in factories that closed 30 to 40 years ago, where local services have been steadily cut back and jobs are hard to get to, low paid and insecure, have some justifiable reasons to feel resentful . Theresa May has spoken about the 'left behind' at the Davos World Economic Forum, but said little about what an' active state' (yes, she has used that term) should do to help them. Donald Trump in his inauguration speech promised 'the forgotten people' from globalisation that they will now be remembered, but didn't say what he would do to help them beyond putting up barriers to imports. The right-wing media
LWW
22 Jan 2017
Zulfiqar Ali selected by Liberal Democrats for Stoke Central
Liberal Democrat President Sal Brinton says: Delighted that Dr Zulfiqar Ali selected as PPC for Stoke Central last night. His speech to members showed that he is passionate about his town, and the problems that towns like Stoke face after the Brexit vote. As a doctor, he also understands the crisis that the NHS is facing at the moment. Great news!
EF
22 Jan 2017
Cross-party group of MPs plots to halt hard Brexit plans
MPs say Theresa May has no authority to pursue 'extreme' options for UK's departure from Europe A powerful cross-party group of MPs is plotting to thwart Theresa May's attempts to drive through a hard Brexit amid rising fears that UK businesses could soon have to pay huge export tariffs on goods they sell to the EU.
THPM
22 Jan 2017
‘Theresa May’s speech was a body blow’ ... how one town is still arguing over Brexit
In the Hertfordshire commuter belt, the PM's stance on the EU is fuelling resentment Bishop's Stortford had never seemed a particularly political place to Louie Corpe, a softly spoken research physicist who last year abandoned east London in favour of a quieter life in commuter country. Then came the EU referendum - and an unlikely propaganda war with the couple across the road.
PM
22 Jan 2017
Illegal Tory Tip Tax?
Whilst the local tips continue to charge for disposing additional bags of rubbish the Lib Dems have discovered that the charge is actually illegal. Legislation was passed in March 2015 by the then coalition government which prevented councils from charging residents to use household waste recycling centres, either at the point of entry, exit or disposal.
22 Jan 2017