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 Fire Threat!
Local fire services in Runnymede could come under severe pressure as the Conservative led Surrey County Council has decided to close Staines Fire Station. Currently there are 4 fire stations across Runnymede and Spelthorne covering the 2 boroughs.
25 Jan 2017
UNITARIES - IS IT TIME TO ASK THE PEOPLE OF LINCOLNSHIRE?
Not long ago the Lincolnshire County Council decided to reject the devolution plans on offer from central government. Although I voted to accept them as a first, rather small, step towards giving back to local government some of the powers usurped by central governments of all political colours over many decades, I was fully aware of the flaws attached to the offer, most notably the bizarre concept of an elected Mayor. I was clearly in a minority - not unusual in my somewhat limited political career over the past thirty years. However, what really got to me was the extremely questionable way that many of those who spoke and voted against the proposal in the council debate last October cited in their justification the consultation that had taken place across Greater Lincolnshire which, whilst not being against the idea of having less councils and less Councillors, definitely rejected the idea of an elected Mayor, which was the sine qua non of the government's offer. Less than 1% of those 'consulted' bothered t
CJMLSNH
25 Jan 2017
Nick Clegg: This is the future: the unstoppable march of machines
What will Trump and May do as even white-collar jobs look set to be eradicated by Artificial Intelligence? There's a lot to worry about these days: hard Brexit, Trump's protectionism, Diego Costa's future at Chelsea, Putin's manoeuvres, conflict in the South China Sea, Boris Johnson's next gaffe, climate change.
NCMP
25 Jan 2017
Stoke-on-Trent Central is important beyond the Liberal Democrats
It's gone midnight and I'm sitting here in the Campaign Office at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, on Snow Hill in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent and I have been worrying about a number of things. 1. How do I get more hours in the day so I can deliver leaflets for longer?
EF
25 Jan 2017
Parliamentary committee calls for public funding to be linked to political party diversity
The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has published a report including a call for state funding of political parties to be linked to their progress in improving their own diversity. As the Unlock Democracy blog on the report explains:
MP
25 Jan 2017
Lib Dem MPs on three line whip to vote against Article 50 bill unless it includes a referendum
Rather relevant given my earlier comments about the importance of Liberal Democrat Parliamentary unity on Europe is today's news that there will be a three line whip for the party's MPs to oppose legislation to trigger Article 50 unless it contains provision for a referendum to be held on the outcome of Brexit negotiations. This is in line with the position which Tim Farron has been consistently taking.
MP
25 Jan 2017