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
Liberal Democrats launch their manifesto for the family
The Liberal Democrats today launched their manifesto for the families. The manifesto has policies offering new working mothers a Maternity Income Guarantee, equivalent to the minimum wage of £170 per week for the first 6 months after the birth of their first child; the reduction of class sizes for 5-7 year olds and creation of 3500 Children's Centres to help with childcare; the reform of the tax credit system, making housing more affordable and the introduction of a rights-based Children's Commissioner to protect children's rights.
23 Mar 2005
Mike Treleaven to present Water Justice Petition to 10 Downing Street - Thursday March 24th.
Totnes Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, Mike Treleaven, will present his petition calling for 'Water Justice' to 10 Downing Street at 9.00a.m. on Thursday March 24th. The petition calls for fair treatment for people in the South West where 3% of the population pay for the clean up of 30% of the nation's beaches.
23 Mar 2005
Liberal Democrats Launch Mini Manifesto For People With Disabilities
The Liberal Democrats today launch their manifesto for people with disabilities. The Liberal Democrats are promising a £200 winter fuel payment for severely disabled people and free off-peak local bus travel for all people with disabilities.
23 Mar 2005
Liberal Democrats Launch Ten Positive Proposals For Britain
The Liberal Democrats today launched ten positive proposals that will form the centrepiece of their General Election campaign. The launch has been backed by the most substantial advertising campaign in the party's history - with full page adverts in the Daily Mail, The Independent and The Times to be followed up by a fleet of touring poster vans.
22 Mar 2005
Violent Crime Soars in Leicester
New figures obtained by Parmjit Singh Gill, Member of Parliament for Leicester South, can today reveal that serious crime in Leicester is growing at an alarming rate. These figures show that since 1999 the level of recorded violent crime has risen by an average of nearly 17%. That's a rise of 66% in only four years, with 6,851 cases recorded in 1999/2000 soaring to 11,430 cases in 2003/2004.
22 Mar 2005
Lib Dems slam Tories over four-year Planning delays
The Conservatives running Chelmsford Borough Council have been attacked for leaving the Borough in planning limbo for possibly as much as four years, and for not 'coming clean' on where the new houses will go. A report to a council meeting in February said that the new-style local development plan might not be adopted until Spring 2008!
22 Mar 2005