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
"PCT must act to keep NHS dentistry at Stramongate" - Farron
After the successful campaign to keep the Ambleside NHS dental practice open last year, local MP Tim Farron is today calling on Cumbria Primary Care Trust to prevent the dentist practice in Stramongate from going private. The level of NHS dentistry available nationally has dropped sharply under the current Labour Government, and Mr Farron wants to see this trend reversed.
9 Jan 2008
Liberal Democrat research reveals 2007 as the worst ever year for personal privacy
A record 37 million items of personal data went missing last year, new research by the Liberal Democrats reveals.
9 Jan 2008
MIKE LYNCH CONTINUES NO49 BUS FIGHT
Mike Lynch is continuing to campaign for improvements to local bus services.
9 Jan 2008
PETER ARNOLD JOINS THE TEAM
Experienced campaigner Peter Arnold has joined the Lib Dem team in Denton.
9 Jan 2008
Government to go ahead with plans for more nuclear power
The Prime Minister has given the clearest sign yet that Labour will push ahead with a controversial new wave of nuclear power plants, with plans to replace 14 ageing nuclear power stations, which produce almost a fifth of the UK's electricity, with a generation of new ones would make the UK one of the leading nuclear energy users. But the plans have faced major criticism over safety and because, on current projections, only one of the existing clutch of nuclear plants will be producing power by 2020. The taxpayer will pay an estimated £65 billion to end the productive life of the existing nuclear power kit and at least £10 billion to dispose of nuclear waste.
8 Jan 2008
Farron kicks up a stink over Government NVZ directive
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat spokesman for the Countryside spoke today in a parliamentary debate to question the wisdom of the Government's decision to introduce restrictions on farmers in 'nitrate vulnerable zones'.
8 Jan 2008