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
Local Lib Dems call for better education funding and help for local high streets
Hinckley and Bosworth Lib Dem campaigners spoke out in support of local education services and help for local high streets at a recent East Midlands regional conference. Hinckley County Councillor Michael Mullaney spoke at the conference in the education debate on the need for fairer education funding for Leicestershire schools. Michael Mullaney said "Leicestershire has some of the lowest funded schools in the country. "This is unfair for local young people and affects their chances in life. Hinckley and Bosworth has some of the lowest social mobility in the country, in order to ensure young people here have a fair chance in life, we need local schools and colleges to be properly funded. This Conservative government is letting down local people by not fairly funding our education services. Its time our Conservative MPs and Councils got their governments to deliver fair funding for our local schools." Lib Dems Earl Shilton Campaigner Mathew Hulbert said in a debate on high street shops, "This is a tough time
4 Mar 2019
Lib Dems Mourn Well-Known Local Colleague
Liberal Democrats in Windsor, Maidenhead and Slough are mourning the loss of long-standing colleague and former Royal Borough Councillor, Richard Fagence.
WLD
4 Mar 2019
PM's 'right to rent' checks breaches human rights
The High Court has ruled that the Conservative Government's 'right to rent' scheme breaches human rights laws. These rules, aimed...
BL
4 Mar 2019
Lib Dems reject £10 rise to green bin charge
On Tuesday 26 February 2019, Rugby Liberal Democrat Councillors did not support the Rugby Borough Council Budget for 2019/20 as it includes measures outlined in the Council's Medium-Term Financial Plan to add £10 to the current green bin charge.
RLD
4 Mar 2019
Fibromyalgia may affect as many as one in 25 people in NI
About 4,500 people in Northern Ireland are receiving a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for living with fibromyalgia - but as many as one in 25 people may actually be affected. Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body and it can be difficult to detect.
AM
3 Mar 2019
Gwent SenCom support unit rethink by Newport 'causing instability'
Staff at a children's special needs service are facing further uncertainty, its boss claims, after a council put on hold until 2020 its plans to pull out. Newport City Council planned to leave the Gwent Sensory and Communication Support Unit (SenCom) to go it alone.
3 Mar 2019