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
Lib Dems reveal Surrey County Council’s £67m spend on property outside the county
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have revealed almost £67m of public money has been spent on buying properties outside the county, using a council-owned property company called Halsey Garton Property Limited. The properties purchased with funding from the Conservative-run Council were mainly warehouses situated in locations such as Wiltshire, Bristol, Worksop and Salford. The most expensive acquisition was an office in Bristol, at the cost of just under £20m.
21 Sep 2016
Today is International Peace Day
In 2012, the European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for its contribution to advancing peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. Here is the full citation:
21 Sep 2016
Street name plates shock
We have experienced delays of months and more when asking for broken and missing street name plates to be replaced and now we know why. I discovered, after some detailed questioning of Council officers, that there is no money in the Council's general budget for street signs although 200 have been reported missing or broken. The Council is managing to fix just 50 per year out of another pot of money, and as the number needing fixing is growing all the time, it doesn't take a mathematician to realise this problem is just going to get worse.
20 Sep 2016
Jill Allen-King reports on the c2c line and a new lift at Chalkwell railway station
Jill Allen-King OBE, the well-known national campaigner for the blind and partially sighted, and a local Lib Dem member, hast been appointed to be a member of c2c's Passenger Panel.
20 Sep 2016
Highlights of Tim Farron's speech to the Lib Dem Conference
Tim Farron MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
DMC
20 Sep 2016
City Pool & Turkish Baths to close for restoration
Planning permission has been granted for restoration and redevelopment work to begin on the historic Newcastle City Pool and Turkish Baths.
20 Sep 2016