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
Today' story - another far-away campus
Part of the justification for Wiltshire Council was the provision of new leisure and health campuses in each community area, paid for through the assets of the old local District Councils. Due to mismanagement the scheme is grinding to a halt without much to show. However the areas where work started first have been able to deliver - the latest one is Pewsey: release from your WC below.
5 Jun 2018
Zöe's Blog: Join in with National Volunteers Week
Did you know that it's National Volunteers Week 1st - 7th June? Volunteers are the unsung heroes of our society. The voluntary sector has always been really important - they help maintain the country's historic buildings, coach amateur sport, teach people new skills, run school fairs, staff charity shops plus everything in between and so much more! With funding cuts affecting every corner of society volunteers in 2018 are even more important and in many areas we are now reliant on volunteers to run services that just a few years ago we took for granted. This is deeply concerning on many levels, but I'll save that for another blog. Today I want to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers across Guildford and Cranleigh, and beyond. It's people like you who make our area such a wonderful place to live and work so I'm really happy to take this week to say thank you properly. If you've never volunteered before then there's never been a better week to start. When it comes to volunteering t
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4 Jun 2018
Longest Day walk around Chelmsford
Walk into summer with Heart and Sole on Thursday 21 June. Meet at Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, from 6.15pm in the Lord Ashcroft building, from which the walk will leave promptly at 7pm.
4 Jun 2018
East Suffolk Lib Dems say "Sign the Petition to close the loophole on second homes
Sign the Petition: - To close the loophole that allows second home owners to avoid council tax and rates - As reported in the EADT in April 11th, East Suffolk Liberal Democrats are campaigning against a loophole that allows second home owners to avoid paying council tax by registering as a business.
4 Jun 2018
Teresa May should resign say Tory members
Almost one in four Tory members want May to resign now. And over two-thirds want her gone before the next election. The Tory Party asked its members if Teresa May should resign.
BL
4 Jun 2018
The housing crisis – long overdue for some “big ideas”
You can tell things must be getting really bad when even the Conservatives are concerned about the shortfall of affordable houses. Survation recently polled 121 senior Conservative councillors, on behalf of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation ahead of the government's publication of its social housing green paper, expected in the next few months. The poll found 71% were concerned that the £2bn Government set aside for affordable housing in the Autumn Budget will be insufficient to meet the needs of their constituents.
HF
4 Jun 2018