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
You Know Where I Stand: Fighting Crime and Preserving Ancient Liberties
Like all Liberal Democrats, I am appalled at the increasingly authoritarian drift of the Labour Party. Michael Howard and the Tories don't have a good track record on this issue either.
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10 Jan 2007
Mental Health Bill needs major changes
Unless the Government allows major amendments to be made to the Mental Health Bill it faces serious defeats, warned Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Carlile, who chaired the scrutiny committee which reviewed the 2004 draft bill.
9 Jan 2007
Pc 'fobbed off' over MS diagnosis
A policeman whose hospital doctors failed to tell him he had multiple sclerosis (MS) has received over £10,000 compensation. Sussex Pc Gary Dimmock, 42, was referred by his GP in 1992 with possible MS symptoms, but was not told he had the disease until 2003.
9 Jan 2007
Cartoons to aid autistic children
A project that has helped a small group of autistic children understand more about human emotions is being launched nationwide. The project uses cartoons narrated by the actor Stephen Fry to help teach the youngsters about facial expressions.
9 Jan 2007
Ruth Kelly situation shared by many parents - Teather
Commenting on reports that Ruth Kelly has sent one of her children to a private school, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, Sarah Teather MP said:
9 Jan 2007
Kelly 'doing right thing' for son
Former Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has defended her decision to send her son, who has "substantial learning difficulties", to a private school. She said she had removed her son from a state school after professional advice recommended he be placed in a school "able to meet his particular needs".
9 Jan 2007