Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
One of the topics debated at this weekend's Liberal Democrat Regional Conference in Bradford was the need for more sport in schools to combat childhood obesity. The debate, chaired by Scarborough and Whitby PPC Tania Exley-Moore, produced some heated discussion about how the Labour Government have failed children in this country. Delgates argued that the main failure in Labour's approach to education was that millions of children left primary school failing to achieve basic levels of literacy and numeracy. It was felt that this was a direct result of the narrowing of the national curriculum and the over-emphasis on testing.
St Peter's Ward Focus Team. led by Zahid Shah, are delivering their latest Focus leaflet across the Ward. The Focus concentrates on the way in which local residents have been let down by Labour and illustrates it with examples of fly tipping, graffiti, vandalism and drug taking in an abandoned former school building. Local Labour councillors have taken no action to sort things out.
The Labour council leader has been boosting in the local press about his party voting through a 4.5% increase in Council Tax rather than a 4.9% at this evenings Council meeting.
All good things must come to an end. I have returned from holiday. I had requested the Council Officers not to deliver any papers during my absence, so I had no idea what would be in store yesterday evening.
Brentwood & Ongar Liberal Democrats send their congratulations to party leader Nick Clegg and his wife Miriam.
Full council will meet on Wednesday 25th February to finally determine the William Hunter Way development, recommended for approval from the planning committee.