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
A cleaner, greener, fairer transport agenda for Newcastle - leadership on sustainability, better air quality and to meet the climate emergency.
There are some key challenges confronting this council, and indeed all councils, Liberal Democrats Cllr Greg Stone has told Newcastle City Council ." I think it would be unreasonable to expect the Council's Budget for 2020/21 to be able to solve these overnight. But I have heard talk from this Labour administration for some years now about the need to ensure a more sustainable local government funding model - which in practice means expecting other parts of the country to subsidise us. I have heard talk from the administration for some years now on the need to tackle the funding crisis in adult social care, but we have yet to see major progress on the local integration of health and social care. This year we are seeing the administration having to relinquish its claim to be protecting the most vulnerable by admitting it is going to have to make cuts to adult social care teams.
5 Mar 2020
AUDITORS WARNING:
"Council faces some of the most difficult decisions it has ever faced in balancing the budget." The most recent Borough Council Auditors Report was discussed at December's Council meeting. It warns that the example of Councils such as Northamptonshire [which went bankrupt] is "…the importance of taking early action…before the position becomes unmanageable."
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5 Mar 2020
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PUT FORWARD LAW TO REDUCE WOMEN PRISONER NUMBERS
On 3 March 2020, Lib Dem MP Daisy Cooper put forward legislation which would ensure female offenders are given community...
5 Mar 2020
On World Book Day and Through the Year, Use Your Local Library!
Today is World Book Day, and Bedford Borough Libraries have reminded everyone of the benefits of owning and using a library card for children and young people!
5 Mar 2020
Tory immigration plans will make a broken system worse
Responding to the Government's publication of the Immigration Bill today, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
5 Mar 2020
Anger over Claims for Pothole Damage
Anger over Claims for Pothole Damage
5 Mar 2020