Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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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
Liz Thirsk launches Kirkholt campaign for bigger bus
Balderstone and Kirkholt campaigner Liz Thirsk has launched a campaign to double the size of the number 6 bus. The popular minibus which goes through the Kirkholt Estate is currently oversuscribed. Former councillor Liz has received complaints from commuters and is leading the campaign to improve the service. She wants to double the size to a single-deck to accomodate more commuters.
10 Feb 2016
School excludes four disabled children 'for no reason'
A councillor has called for an investigation after accusing a primary school of expelling four disabled pupils, the youngest of them only four years old.
9 Feb 2016
Disabled bouncer barred from job over ‘discriminatory’ new industry rules
The only wheelchair-user to secure accreditation as a nightclub bouncer is fighting "discriminatory" new rules that have led to the loss of his licence, just as he is being recognised for three decades of community service.
9 Feb 2016
Four-year-old boy will be taken away from parents with learning difficulties because social workers say he’s ‘not getting the cuddles he needs’
A four-year-old boy must be taken from his parents because they cannot teach him the difference between right and wrong, a judge said today.
9 Feb 2016
People with inflammatory arthritis let down by health service, new report shows
People with rheumatoid and early inflammatory arthritis are being let down by the health service, a new clinical audit has shown.
9 Feb 2016
Justin Tomlinson in Downing Street DWP’s BSL launch cuts reference to successful Scottish scheme
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been criticised for apparently censoring a charity that tried to draw attention to a Scottish government scheme that makes Scotland's public services more accessible to users of British Sign Language (BSL).
9 Feb 2016