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.
DWP sentences man with learning disabilities to a life of job searching
Bethanie is 13 years old and loves animals, swimming, art, ice skating and gymnastics. Bethanie has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
That's the finding in today's Survation poll*, asking people who voted Leave in the referendum: Now that the result has been announced, do you regret voting Leave?
In our political system, where a government can win power with 25% support amongst the electorate as a whole getting support from around 38% of the electorate (52% of the voters) as a mandate to leave the EU that is hard to ignore. Perhaps, with hindsight, Parliament should have taken the example of the first Scottish Devolution Referendum in 1979 and set a minimum threshold for a majority either way. But it's too late now and the result is a country more divided politically and economically than at any time since the Second World War. The EU Referendum has revealed the fault lines in our country which have been festering away for decades. Despite the fact that most of our difficulties are of our own making, many have preferred to lay the blame at the 'European Project'. As an island people, who came late to the party, where the suspicion of the foreigner has been ingrained in the national psyche for many centuries, with an international language, a proud history of standing alone and where the last battle on
Liberal Democrats have always believed that Britain should be outward facing, collaborating with other countries to tackle global challenges. Our membership of the European Union allows us to do that.