Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Watch Sir Vince Cable's speech at the Spring Conference which took place this weekend in Southport.
We have put up with a school system that fails our children and our wider economy for far too long. Today, the Liberal Democrats announced plans to abolish Ofsted and shake up the way in which school and pupil performance is judged in England.
"I could have finished up in ermine," mused Sir Vince Cable when asked how he feels about the prefix that graces his name. Instead of a seat in the House of Lords, he chose a knighthood after the Tories claimed his scalp in a shock victory in Twickenham in the 2015 election. "I thought my political career had ended and therefore it was quite a nice thing to do for the family and myself," he revealed. "But had I known I was coming back, I would probably have stayed as Vince." It's an honour he seems eager to play down after wrestling his scalp back (with a thumping 10,000 majority) in the 2017 Tory omnishambles. The "Sir" never appears on election leaflets. Does he actually use the honorific? "Not very much," he admitted.
During his Q+A session at Liberal Democrat conference in Southport, Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable talked about his...
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