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
Ashridge Estate: Half term Trail and Crafts - Daily13-17 February
This half term at Ashridge Estate you can explore the history of Ashridge and meet some of the people who have lived there over the past 2,000 years. Runs each day between 13-17 February. 10:00am - 15:00
10 Feb 2017
Cancelled operations show need for emergency funding - Farron
Data released today showing a 14% increase in the number of last-minute cancelled operations compared to a year ago is further evidence of the mounting pressure on local hospitals, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron. Tim is calling for the government to provide emergency funding to support hospitals.
10 Feb 2017
Public pack Lib Dems meeting on Labour privatisation plans
On Monday evening (6th Feb) Haringey Liberal Democrats held a public meeting on plans by Haringey's Labour Cabinet to privatise...
HLD
10 Feb 2017
Winning the self-employed vote
Writing in Tuesday's Times, Paul Johnson, a director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, says some 15% of the UK workforce is now classed as self-employed or as an owner/manager. Among them is me, now in my 17th year of my second period of self-employment. Indeed, I am the fourth generation of small business petit bourgeoisie Roches (so far, no generation has managed to propel us permanently to the haute bourgeoisie). Many of the new self-employed are part of what is now known as the "gig economy": living on short term contracts and often experiencing a financial life of feast and famine. Family insecurity and financial instability are frequent visitors, especially in the early years of a business, when getting established can be a real struggle.
MR
10 Feb 2017
Flooded communities should get flood fund cash - Lib Dems
A letter sent by a Conservative minister to South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has confirmed that flood-hit communities across Cumbria will not receive a penny extra from a £15 million fund given by the EU following last winter's floods. Tim has branded the decision a "disgraceful betrayal" of local communities.
10 Feb 2017
The Brexit White Paper- Big Holes in All the Wrong Places…
I have now had a chance to read the Brexit White paper. I've read hundreds of these things in my time (not healthy I know!) and this one appears to me nowhere near as bad as the press reports would have led me to believe in terms of its general structure or presentation. More clarity does indeed emerge and some objectives can be gleaned amid the bland generality and optimistic objectives. Unfortunately the paper suffers from four major weaknesses:
DG
10 Feb 2017