Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Essex Children's Services still needs to improve
Essex County Council's "Safeguarding Children" service is no longer one of the six worst councils in the country. However it is still in the bottom third. In the latest Government inspection it has struggled up the ratings to 'satisfactory', after several years of being being in special measures.
5 Dec 2011
MP brokers summit between farmers' president and Deputy Prime Minister
South Lakes MP Tim Farron arranged a meeting late last week between the President of the National Farmers' Union, Peter Kendall and the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to discuss current major farming issues.
5 Dec 2011
Farron welcomes major step forward in the fight against overian cancer
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed a giant leap forward by ovarian cancer campaigners in the fight to raise awareness of the disease to help catch the cancer in its earlier stages.
5 Dec 2011
Folkestone, Hythe and Sandgate Parking Poll - Where To Vote
There are Parish Polls / referendums across Folkestone, Hythe and Sandgate on Thursday 8th December with polls open from 4-9pm and NO polling cards or postal votes to be issued: you simply turn up to vote at your polling station. You can check where your polling station is at http://www.shepway.gov.uk/webapp/query/polling-stations/
5 Dec 2011
Doing the right thing on Disability Living Allowance – Willott
Commenting on the announcement that the Coalition Government is to drop plans to remove the mobility component of Disability...
4 Dec 2011
Licensing System not Working
Recent applications for temporary licences have exposed deep flaws in the planning and licensing laws, says Cllr Julie Morris, leader of the opposition on Epsom & Ewell Borough Council. Whereas the public expects the Planners, the Licensing Department and the Police to work together, current legislation requires Planning and Licensing to be considered in such an independent manner, that applicants are apparently trying to use one to override the other, with the Council hamstrung in its attempts to do anything to protect town centre residents. Some already suffer from noise and anti-social behaviour into the early hours at weekends. Using the system in this way could allow opening hours to ratchet up towards 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Cllr Morris cites a recent application for a temporary licence over Christmas by a food outlet in the town centre that wants to open until 3am. The same establishment has had planning permission to open until this time refused. The Police are the only authority that can o
3 Dec 2011
