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.
The Shepway Liberal Democrats Annual General Meeting & Hustings for the new Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Folkestone and Hythe is this Friday, 17th November 2006 from 7.15pm at the Burlington Hotel, Earls Avenue, Folkestone CT20 2HR. Party members are welcome - please do come along and have YOUR say in this important decision!
The Lib Dems have just released a new short film about Iraq, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and the Liberal Democrat alternative. You can see it this weekend on the front page of the Shepway Liberal Democrats web site at www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk or at Google Video. The film will also be broadcast this Friday 17th November on BBC1 at 18.55, BBC2 at 17.55 and ITV at 18.55.
Wolverhampton City Council has exercised its powers of compulsory purchase to assemble a huge site between Cleveland Street, Bell Street, Temple Street, Snow Hill, Victoria Street, Worcester Street and St. John's Street for a ?265 million regeneration scheme, to be known as Summer Row. Park Ward candidate, Robin Lawrence said "It has long been Liberal Democrat policy to oppose car-dependent out-of-town retail parks so we welcome redeveloping the City centre. The planned developments should encourage Wolverhampton shoppers to continue to use the city centre rather than travelling further afield."
Scientists in Northern Ireland are to investigate if B-vitamin supplements can help prevent osteoporosis.
Britain's poorest communities are 2.5 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than the general population, research suggests. They are also 3.5 times more likely to develop serious complications of diabetes, including heart disease. The report, by the charity Diabetes UK and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes, calls for action to tackle social inequalities.
Commenting on the Mental Health Bill announced in the Queen's Speech, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Steve Webb MP said: