Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Where should extra resources go in our schools?
88% of schools have endured real terms budget cuts since 2015. The average primary school is £52,546 worse off each year;...
MBCCUGWST
11 Dec 2018
Surrey Lib Dems reject £10,000 allowances for Deputy Cabinet Ministers
Liberal Democrat County Councillors in Surrey have today voted against proposals put forward by the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP). The report published by the IRP recommended that a Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) of £10,000 be allocated to Deputy Cabinet Members, a set of roles only introduced to Surrey County Council in May this year.
11 Dec 2018
The blind woman developing tech for the good of others
An accident in a swimming pool left Chieko Asakawa blind at the age of 14. For the past three decades she's worked to create technology - now with a big focus on artificial intelligence (AI) - to transform life for the visually impaired.
VH
11 Dec 2018
Muckamore Abbey seclusion room was 'dark dungeon'
The mother of a severely-disabled man who is a patient at Muckamore Abbey Hospital described a seclusion room her son was placed in as "a dark dungeon". The woman said she was horrified that in 2017 the room was being used for people with learning disabilities.
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11 Dec 2018
Surrey County Council 'sorry' for failing disabled boy
A council has apologised for the second time to the family of a disabled boy who missed out on half a year's schooling.
11 Dec 2018
'Laziness is not disability' note on blue badge holder's car
The mother of a disabled boy has slammed the "spineless" person who left a nasty note on her car, despite it displaying a valid blue badge. The note accusing Emma Gearing, 26, of "laziness" was left on her car when she was in Maidstone with her son who is fed through his stomach.
11 Dec 2018