Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Farron welcomes new scrap metal law
All scrap metal dealers will need to apply to their local council for a licence to operate, under new rules which come into effect yesterday (1 October).
2 Oct 2013
Doug Paulley wins discrimination case against First Bus
A disabled man has won a legal ruling against a bus company over its wheelchair policy. Doug Paulley from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, took First Bus Group to court after he was told he could not get on a bus because a pushchair user refused to give up the space. A judge at Leeds County Court ruled the "first come first served" policy was unlawful discrimination in breach of the Equality Act 2010. First said it was "disappointed".
2 Oct 2013
Judge upholds Glasgow woman's housing benefit challenge
A disabled woman from Glasgow has won a ruling that changes to housing benefit breached her human rights. The woman and her husband had the benefit for their two bedroom home cut by 14% under new under-occupancy rules. A tribunal has now ruled both "require a bedroom each" and that their flat is "fully occupied" and the decision to cut benefit breached her human rights.
2 Oct 2013
Mental Health tests for children as young as 7
Children as young as seven should be tested in school for their mental health, a Cambridge academic has said. In an article for the British Medical Journal, Simon Nicholas Williams argues that screening pupils at that age would mean problems could be diagnosed and treated earlier. Heads say it is an "interesting idea".
2 Oct 2013
Farron welcomes longer GP opening hours and bids for South Lakes surgeries to become '8 til 8' national pilots
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on local practices to bid for newly available funds to help open seven days a week and offer services to patients outside of normal hours.
1 Oct 2013
MP welcomes cancer drugs fund extension
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news that thousands more cancer patients in England will get the life-extending drugs their doctors recommend thanks to an extra £400 million invested in the Cancer Drugs Fund.
1 Oct 2013