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
People want a Local Income Tax not a Council Tax - BBC poll
Most people think that the current system of Council Tax is unfair, a BBC poll suggests. Of 840 adults interviewed across England, 59% said basing the tax on eight property price bands was unfair. A similar percentage - 60% - said they were in favour of replacing the current tax with a local income tax. It has been Liberal Democrat policy for a long time to replace Council Tax with a Local Income Tax.
7 Mar 2007
Lifting on injunction reveals truth about Cash for Honours memo
Tony Blair's aide Ruth Turner expressed concern that Lord Levy had put to her a version of events over cash-for-honours which she believed to be untrue. The concern was put in a document, which the BBC has not seen, but which has been supported by more than one source. The injunction barring the media from covering the story was lifted earlier today by a High Court judge.
7 Mar 2007
Bogus doctor hurts disabled woman
A disabled Edinburgh woman has been indecently assaulted in her own home by a man who claimed he was a doctor.
7 Mar 2007
Disabled workers' changes protest
Hundreds of disabled workers staged a protest as part of a campaign to prevent the closure of their factories.
7 Mar 2007
Disabled woman mugged for handbag
A "callous" thief who stole a handbag from a woman in a wheelchair in Edinburgh is being sought by police.
7 Mar 2007
Bid to protect disabled motorists
A Shropshire MP campaigning to make sure disabled parking bays are not misused is calling for private wheel-clampers to be better regulated. Telford MP David Wright is highlighting the issue in the House of Commons. He claims bays on private land, such as on supermarket car parks, are too open to misuse.
7 Mar 2007