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
West Ashton Road Business Park approved by planning committee
The developers already had outline permission (see below), and the details were up for consideration at the December 5th meeting. The committee approved the plans, though with some scepticism as to whether the scheme would be built in its proposed form.
5 Dec 2012
Sutton Veny chicken farm deferred
An application to demolish existing but unused chicken sheds on the Deverill Road Trading Estate between Sutton Veny and Longbridge Deverill, and replace them with a new unit of five sheds capable of holding over 200,000 chickens went to the West Wiltshire planning committee on December 5th.
5 Dec 2012
"The rise of the freeloaders", Prospect Magazine
The respected political monthly Prospect Magazine has published an article by ALTER's secretary David Cooper showing how landowers freeload on the productive part of the economy, diverting £100Bn annually in the UK alone from productive effort into unproductive rent seeking.
5 Dec 2012
Liberal Democrats are cutting your taxes
Liberal Democrats are working for a stronger economy and a fairer society, so that everyone can get on in life. That's why we have pulled out the stops for normal working people, increasing the tax-free allowance further from April next year. That means Liberal Democrats will have cut your taxes by £600 a year.
5 Dec 2012
Enjoy Christmas in Bedford
Two weeks ago the festive season in Bedford Town centre was kicked off in customary, spectacular style with the Christmas Lights switch-on and firework display along the Embankment. Even better, this year, we were honoured to be joined by a true hero of 2012 and a great Bedfordian, our very own Olympic Gold Medallist Etienne Stott. Etienne once again gave his time selflessly in support of a great community event, as families and people of all ages enjoyed the fun. The lights are looking great, and with late night shopping on Wednesdays and every day in the week prior to Christmas, not to mention events and festivities coming thick and fast, there are so many reasons to come into Bedford for your Christmas shopping. The array of excellent independent shops have something for everyone, and just as the Portas Pilot Bedford Town Team's postcards (see right) have it, if we all enjoy a Very Bedford Christmas this year and shop locally, the better it is for our economy and for our community as a whole.
5 Dec 2012
MP welcomes sharp teeth for supermarket watchdog
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron this afternoon welcomed news that Liberal Democrat Minister Jo Swinson has decided to make an amendment to the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill to grant the Adjudicator the power to impose fines from day 1.
5 Dec 2012