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
Cllr Robin Lawrence explains new governance arrangements of Wolverhampton
Park Ward Lib Dem Councillor Robin Lawrence has written to voters in his ward explaining the arrangement with the new governance arrangements of Wolverhampton. Cllr Lawrence's letter said:-
27 May 2008
Lib Dems top green ratings
A new report into the green policies of the major parties makes grim reading for David Cameron. His Conservative party was judged to be the worst of the parties on the environment. Mr Brown's Labour Party were shown to have missed their own targets on carbon emissions and green energy. But Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats were the clear green winners in the report.
26 May 2008
Nick Clegg in Cornwall
At the end of last week, Party Leader Nick Clegg came to Cornwall for a 24 hour visit split over two days. He wanted to see both the best of what Cornwall has to offer and some of the problems that rural areas such as ours have to cope with.
26 May 2008
Changes in Netherfield and Colwick
The Borough has received a planning application for the old Hollywood Video Store on Victoria Road to become a ladies fitness centre. The application says that the centre will be open 7 days a week with space for up to 18 people at a time. Latest: permission granted.
CTG
25 May 2008
Killisick Court and homelessness in Gedling Borough
District councils like Gedling have the legal responsibility to deal with homelessness in their area. For years many councils in the East Midlands have solved their homelessness problems by sending their homeless citizens to Nottingham City Council who kindly paid for their care. Two or three years ago, Nottingham City had finally had enough of paying for everyone else's homelessness problems and shut their doors to outsiders, forcing councils like Gedling to spend their own money on the problem. Since then, Gedling has had to employed officers (costing over £100,000 per year and still rising) to deal with this issue.
CTG
25 May 2008
Green Belt Land Grab
What Lib Dem councillors feared may happen, has. Spelthorne's complete mess up of their new master plan, the Local Development Framework (LDF) has opened the way for a huge land grab by greedy developers intent only on a quick profit. Green Belt sites all over Spelthorne are now under threat in a way they have never been before.
25 May 2008