Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Liberal Democrats welcome European Court ruling on DNA records
Local Liberal Democrat campaigner, Robin Lawrence has welcomed a European court ruling that holding the data of people who have not been convicted of a crime breaches their personal rights.
10 Dec 2008
Numbers seeing NHS dentists in Cumbria drops by over 22,000 in just two years
MP Tim Farron has described the NHS dentist system as being in "crisis", after new figures released by the NHS revealed that over 22,000 fewer people in Cumbria saw an NHS dentist after the introduction of the new dental contract.
10 Dec 2008
Ambulance queues at Royal Lancaster Infirmary are "proof that ambulances must be allowed to return to Westmorland General"
More shocking evidence has come to light about the inability of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary's A&E department to cope with the increased level of admissions since the closure of acute medical services at the Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.
10 Dec 2008
Farron calls for national dementia strategy
MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron spoke yesterday at a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia to back a new Inquiry into the failure to provide adequate training for people working in the care sector who deal with people with dementia. Mr Farron has also demanded a more cohesive national dementia strategy, after figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats revealed that more than 60% of people suffering from dementia remain undiagnosed.
10 Dec 2008
Marine Bill is Farron's first legislative challenge as new Shadow Secretary
As the dust settles on last week's Queen's speech, local MP Tim Farron is squaring up to leading for the Liberal Democrats on the upcoming Marine and Coastal Access Bill as his first big legislative challenge in his new role as Shadow Secretary of State for DEFRA and has urged the Government to strike a proper balance between planning authorities and local commercial interests.
10 Dec 2008
The final axe? Paul Rowen speaks of his 'devastation'
The final axe may be about to fall on Woolworths, as administrators announce a nationwide "closure sale".
10 Dec 2008