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
Mayor Welcomes Continuing Fall in Borough Unemployment
New figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed the extent of the continuing fall in unemployment in Bedford Borough. The number of people claiming Job Seeker's allowance has fallen by 46% - more than 2,000 people - since February last year. Meanwhile, the age group with the highest proportion of claimants, 18 -24 year-olds, saw a particularly high month-to-month fall between September and October, with the numbers dropping by 16%. This is considerably faster than the regional reduction.
19 Nov 2014
Your rights when on holiday in the European Union
Europeans make about 1.5 billion trips a year, with 90% of those trips taking within the EU. A large part of those trips are for holiday and as many of us are about to go on a break in another EU member state it is good to know what our rights are while on holiday anywhere in the EU. Passengers' EU rights Airline passengers are entitled to compensation of between €125 and €600 as well as accommodation and transport home for delayed boarding and flight cancellations. Under EU law airlines are also required to provide customers with a free phone call, refreshments, meals, accommodation and transport if their flight is delayed. Where the delay is more than five hours, and you decide not to continue your journey, you are entitled to have your ticket reimbursed and be flown back to where you originally started your journey. Passengers who have their baggage lost, damaged, delayed or sent to another location are entitled to compensation (up to €1220). Tour operators such as Thomas Cook are obliged to provide t
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19 Nov 2014
MP presses Prime Minister on second homes tax to save GP surgeries
South Lakes MP Tim Farron asked the Prime Minister to back his idea of a special rural fund to be created to protect rural services. The money would come from a 10% tax on second home owners.
19 Nov 2014
5 years on from the Cumbrian floods - MP keeps pressing for better flood defences
Five years on from the 2009 Cumbrian floods that left many towns throughout our county deluged or underwater, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised communities for rebuilding and used the anniversary to press the government to do more on flood mitigation schemes.
19 Nov 2014
Lib Dems comment of Council Taxi Report
Lib Dem Group Leader, Cllr Douglas McCall
DMC
19 Nov 2014
Ashlawn Road Development – write in Cllr Bill Lewis tells Rugby FM
Cllr Bill Lewis (Lib Dem, Rokeby and Overslade) has urged Rugby FM's listeners to write to Rugby's planners with their views of David Wilson Homes proposed development off Ashlawn Road.
19 Nov 2014