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
Post Office Ltd have duty to provide a service at Elterwater
Responding to the closure of Elterwater's post office, local MP Tim Farron said: "Elterwater Post Office, and for that matter those at Burneside and Kirkland, were not on Post Office Ltd's list of closures. The Post Office has a duty to provide a service in these places, and should get on with providing a temporary service while they sort out a permanent solution."
9 Sep 2008
Government must not threaten rural GP services through Pharmacy White Paper
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has responded to the Government's consultation on the Pharmacy White Paper with a plea for GPs to retain the ability to dispense drugs to residents in rural areas.
9 Sep 2008
Peter Carroll gets Naseby Road "Buffer strip" action
Cheriton Councillor Peter Carroll has received an undertaking from Shepway Council that they will be sending a team to clear up and cut the 'buffer strip' at the rear of houses in Naseby Avenue in Cheriton and that they will revisit the idea of allowing tenants to make use of the land under some form of notional lease.
9 Sep 2008
£100 fine for using Stop24 services
A visitor to Shepway from Huntingdon got an unpleasant surprise when stopping for a break at the M20 J11 Stop24 services in July when he got home: a £100 fine for parking at the services!
9 Sep 2008
Tories try to rubbish school children's SATS efforts
Work on this year's SATS tests in schools should be torn up and thrown away, according to Conservatives at Essex County Council. Earlier today the Conservative group presented a motion to annul the results at a meeting of the full council, but were embarrassed into withdrawing the offending words after criticism by the Liberal Democrat group.
9 Sep 2008
Tories cry wolf over financial crisis
Liberal Democrats at Essex County Council have questioned Conservative claims that the budget for services for the elderly is in crisis - a claim that is not shown on the council's balance sheets.
9 Sep 2008