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
B4386 Road Safety Meeting
I organised a meeting on 23rd October in Marton Village Hall to discuss road safety along the length of the B4386 including Brockton, Worthen and Marton and the failure of Shropshire Council to respond to residents serious concerns on this issue. It was attended by around 50 residents and Mark Barrow, Director of Place at Shropshire Council (which includes responsibility for roads and road safety) and his Deputy Steve Brown.
24 Oct 2019
661 accidents on Wolverhampton city roads - Most dangerous roads revealed
661 accidents on Wolverhampton city roads - Most dangerous roads revealed
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24 Oct 2019
Lib Dems reveal extent of ‘criminal’ Tory police cuts
Liberal Democrat analysis of new Home Office figures, published this week, has revealed that the Conservative Government cut funding to West Mercia Police by 6% in real terms between 2015-16 and 2019-20.
24 Oct 2019
Amendment to Queens Speech for a Peoples Vote
The Liberal Democrats have filed an amendment to the Queen's Speech today to support a People's Vote to give the people of the United Kingdom a vote o...
RH
23 Oct 2019
15 Oct 2019 Haddenham Social Meet & Greet
You may have noticed an increased activity from the Buckingham Liberal Democrats lately.
23 Oct 2019
Pupils and parents are being failed by SEND support crisis
Responding to the publication today (23/10/19) of the Education Select Committee's report on children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Brentwood & Ongar David Kendall said: "Children with SEND have borne the brunt of the schools funding crisis. Teaching assistants and other support staff have been sacked. Meanwhile, parents struggle to get the support their child needs as schools, healthcare providers and local councils squabble over who should pay. "The Conservatives have left local councils floundering. Councils cannot provide support on time and are unable to to create the new specialist school places that some children with the most complex needs require. "Liberal Democrats demand better for our children. We will give councils thousands of pounds a year extra for every child with the most complex needs, so they can deliver the support children deserve on time and we will create a new National SEND strategy, stopping councils from cutt
23 Oct 2019