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
Lib Dems Call for Cross Party Cooperation to Secure a Fairer Deal for Leicestershire
At Wednesday's Full Council meeting, the Liberal Democrats responded to a motion by Labour that attacks the Coalition Government and Tory-run administration for cuts to local services with an amendment calling for cross-party cooperation.
6 Dec 2014
Mayor's Rallying Cry in Support of Local Traders on Small Business Saturday
Today is Small Business Saturday across the UK, and Mayor Dave Hodgson has issued a rallying cry for people to support Bedford...
6 Dec 2014
Rugby – one borough but two constituencies
A constituency for Rugby was created in 1885 when Gladstone was prime minister and lasted right the way through to 1979.
6 Dec 2014
The Boundary Commission fails Warwickshire
In the last general election almost 300,000 people voted in Warwickshire. Of these
6 Dec 2014
Rugby is becoming like a Polo – the town with a hole in the middle
In March the chancellor, George Osborne, announced plans for the first of a new wave of "garden cities" at Ebbsfleet in Kent. Small for a city, with "only" 15,000 new houses, Ebbsfleet will be based around a major railway station on the Channel Tunnel route. The development will consist of a series of "villages" each with new schools and medical centres. Fast buses running on "bus-only" track will link the villages with the centre. In other words the development is being planned with education, health and transport services all being provided at the same time.
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6 Dec 2014
2,600 Extra Sofas And Mattresses To Be Dumped On Portsmouth Streets
Plans in the Conservative, Labour and UKIP budget proposed for Portsmouth City Council could see 2,600 sofas, mattresses and fridges dumped on city streets. That was the warning issued today by Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Portsmouth's Lib Dem Leader.
6 Dec 2014