Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Coffee and croissants with Barroso won't solve Tory trouble in Europe
Ken Clarke's legendary hush puppies made no sound this week as they padded their way to EU Commission President Barroso's office. True, the Daily Telegraph got wind of the story last Monday, but between then and the Shadow Business Secretary's return home there was no further media comment, no photographic evidence and not so much as a press release to mark the occasion. For the Tories, this silence qualifies as a result. Their only pro-European big gun, Clarke's mission was to build bridges in advance of a General Election which, if the Tories were to win it, would usher in the most destructive, anti-European government in British history. This task was not an easy one. The last thing David Cameron wanted is to carry it out in public. Either his emissary went to Barroso with all eurosceptic guns blazing and annoyed those who matter most or else he makes cooing noises that would set off spasms of fury from the Tories' euro-hostile majority. You can understand why this meeting was not for public consumption.
CBMEP
3 Mar 2010
Excellent news for religious same-sex couples
Delga welcomes last night's vote by the House of Lords voted to amend and improve the law on Civil Partnerships. The change means that Civil Partnership ceremonies will be able to be held in religious venues, and may include religious language. The amendment was supported by 25 Liberal Democrat peers, with no Lib Dem opposition; a majority of Tory peers voted against the amendment, and Labour's support was not unanimous.
3 Mar 2010
Vince Cable delivers speech to the Green Alliance
Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable in a speech to the Green Alliance has re-affirmed the Liberal Democrat commitment to environmentalism.
3 Mar 2010
Farron welcomes Minister's University concession and urges major rethink on Ambleside
Tim Farron has welcomed agreement from the Minister for Higher Education David Lammy MP to consider allowing the University of Cumbria to increase its income by £4million a year by recruiting an additional one thousand students.
3 Mar 2010
'Bring back our bridge!' - Farron blasts failure to replace bridge destroyed by floods
Local MP Tim Farron has today blasted the authorities as local residents in Backbarrow continue to deal with life without their vital local foot bridge which collapsed in last years floods
3 Mar 2010
Children's mental health - Farron calls for action not words
Tim Farron as welcomed today's statement by Professor John Ashton, the Director of Public Health of NHS Cumbria on the matter of children's mental health.
3 Mar 2010