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
MP joins national charity in fight against ovarian cancer
Local MP Tim Farron has written to nearly 20,000 women across the South Lakes, off the back of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, to raise awareness about the symptoms of the disease.
14 Apr 2009
Chancellor must step in to protect affordable local housing - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron is calling on Chancellor of the Exchequer Alastair Darling to take action to protect the provision of affordable housing for local residents in the South Lakes. The current financial crisis is leading to banks restricting mortgage lending for properties with local occupancy agreements.
14 Apr 2009
Lisbon Ratification top priority for UEF
Andrew Duff, as president of the Union of European Federalists is highlighting the necessity of ratifying the Lisbon Treaty to make Europe "more powerful, open and democratic". At a breakfast with the press, on 1 April in Brussels, he explained that ratification of Lisbon is the UEF's top priority. The two other fundamental points of the federalists' manifesto are the response to the economic crisis and the challenges of climate change.
14 Apr 2009
EU brings hope for Midland's car industry
New measures proposed by the European Parliament could help secure the long term future of car manufacturing in the West Midlands. A cross party resolution in the Parliament has called for the European Commission to bring forward new rules making it easier for car manufacturers to secure loans from the European Investment Bank and to encourage manufacturers to continue to invest in research and development projects which will bring about the next generation of green vehicles.
14 Apr 2009
Rowen condemns pressure placed upon jobseekers
Rochdale's MP Paul Rowen has condemned Government guidelines that suggest jobseekers should have to travel long distances to find work.
14 Apr 2009
Gordon Brown - bad for Britain and bad for Mid Sussex
Gordon Brown's management of the British economy has been a disaster, his time as Chancellor of the Exchequer sowed the seeds of the recession, light touch regulation of the banks and the building up Government debt even before the current recession. The banks continue to be let off the hook and measures to combat the recession have been half hearted - with government finances wasted on VAT cuts rather than real measures to help the economy.
13 Apr 2009