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
Apply for your postal vote for May’s election
Life is so hectic for many of us, after the last elections many people said that they hadn't managed to make it to the polling station to vote. We all have busy lives and sometimes things like voting get forgotten about.
GLD
19 Mar 2017
Labour's given up on Brexit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15-gU9lTlEQ
18 Mar 2017
Essex County Council fail to take action on dangerous potholes
Liberal Democrat activist Lesley Scott-Boutell was told off by Essex County Council for reporting potholes too many times. The potholes in question are near the Winstree Rd/Holly Rd junction and are hard for road-users to see. They have been marked up in orange for over 3 months. This means that they should be repaired within 5 working days and this has not happened. Lesley bumped into the Essex County Council Highway inspector on site, who said it was dangerous and re-painted the defect again in orange paint. When chasing it yet again she was told, "Regrettably, repeated contact about this matter will not result in the escalation of the priority of this defect. We can confirm that the next annual safety inspection will take place in March 2017 and if there has been any deterioration this will be identified at this time." Bizarrely the potholes are still not shown on the ECC web-page for known highway defects. Also, bizarrely, Lesley's suggestion to repair them at the same time as the road was closed for sp
18 Mar 2017
"Jackie is the best person to be Gorton's next MP"
Lib Dem Mayoral candidate Jane Brophy has welcomed the selection of well-known local campaigner Jackie Pearcey to fight the Gorton by-election.
18 Mar 2017
Homelessness Crisis
Councillor McCall recently visited shipping containers converted into temporary homes.
17 Mar 2017
Update on future of schools crossing patrols in Newcastle
Although the Labour Cabinet Member rejected the petition so many signed online and on paper, we have not let the matter rest. There's been a lot of chatter about what might happen, so we thought you'd like to see an extract from the letter that's gone out from Council officers to all Head Teachers, which is about as definitive as it gets at this stage.
17 Mar 2017