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
Lord Freud to clarify the criteria for enhanced mobility rate for Personal Independence Payment.
Ministers are clarifying how mobility disability assessments are carried out following criticism of changes to Personal Independence Payments. Those unable to walk more than 20m would automatically qualify, rather than the previous distance of 50m. But peers said the new regulations should include the requirement that tasks be done "reliably, safely, repeatedly and in a timely manner".
28 Jan 2013
Let's Work Together to Help Bedford Town Centre to Adapt and to Thrive
The latest of my monthly columns for the Times and Citizen newspaper looked at Bedford Town Centre in the context of the nationwide trends which are creating such challenges for the British High Street. The 'perfect storm' of the extremely difficult wider economic climate, the rise of internet shopping and growth of out-of-town shopping have sent many town centres fall into steep decline.
28 Jan 2013
Equal marriage will strengthen important tradition of marriage
Commenting on the publication of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party...
28 Jan 2013
MP thanks emergency services and rescue teams for work during the bad weather
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today thanked the emergency services and local search and rescue teams for their work during the recent bad weather.
28 Jan 2013
Farron calls for blood bank re-think
Local MP Tim Farron has called on the NHS Blood and Transplant service (NHSBT) to look again at plans to close Lancaster's blood bank.
28 Jan 2013
Minister Lobbied Over Hedgrow Laws
HEDGEROW ISSUE GOES TO MINISTER
28 Jan 2013