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
Atos and Capita 'warned to improve Pip disability tests'
Atos and Capita must improve the delivery of Personal Independence Payments (Pip) or face losing their contracts, MP Frank Field has said. The government says it is looking at extending the firms' contracts by two years to "better allow for a stable transition to any new provision". And it was developing IT systems to move some of the work in-house.
14 Jun 2018
More cuts to care on way - council chiefs
Vulnerable old and disabled people will see cuts to vital care services and higher charges, council chiefs say. The annual budget survey by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services shows councils expect to spend £21.4bn this year in England. While this is a rise from £20.8bn last year, the cost of inflation combined with growing demand means this will not be enough, ADASS said. The warning comes as ministers prepare to unveil plans to reform the system. A green paper on social care is expected to be published in the coming months.
14 Jun 2018
Lib Dem candidate for Norfolk CC seat Yare & All Saints :: vote on 12 July
A director of Jarrold & Sons and a Chartered Accountant. He has enjoyed a successful career in business and finance and knows how to get things done. Has chaired the Staff Council representing over 400 Jarrold staff members and played an active part in fund raising for the Staff Charity Challenge and numerous individual charities that he supports personally. Has lived in Yaxham for the past 5 years having moved to Norfolk from his native home in rural Derbyshire. He strongly believes in fighting for issues that are important to local people but is well aware of the need for financial responsibility. He is married to Caroline for 33 years and has a grown up son a daughter both living in London. He enjoys running, cycling and photography.
14 Jun 2018
Global Soul: writer and campaigner ELIF SHAFAK on art vs. anger
Can art defeat fascism? In the latest edition of ANGER MANAGEMENT, award-winning author, columnist and women's rights activist Elif Shafak talks to Nick about the seductive dangers of sameness, how Western countries' greatest weakness was our belief that we'd won all the big battles… and how we'll never turn back the tide of anger until we understand where it comes from.
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14 Jun 2018
Liberal Democrat success at Putnoe Library footpath
Putnoe Councillors Michael Headley and Rosemary Bootiman the Liberal Democrat Focus Team are pleased that the footpath outside Putnoe Library has now been fixed.
14 Jun 2018
Brexit means that an academic exodus is unavoidable
Oxford associate professor and former Lib Dem council candidate fears Brexit will undermine Britain's research status
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14 Jun 2018