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
Tim's Message for Black History Month
Black History Month is an opportunity for us all to reflect on Britain's diversity and rich culture, as well as serving as a reminder of the inequality that still exists.
12 Oct 2016
Ashington-Blyth-Newcastle rail services could be reintroduced
First steps in huge investment taken
12 Oct 2016
Politics between the extremes – some highlights
Nick Clegg's account of the coalition and its aftermath is an insightful and in many places startlingly frank account. This is not a complete review, though do buy and read the book for yourself, but I'll pick up a few of the issues raised. Nick devotes a chapter to "the plumage of power" - looking at how a government anchored in the centre ground by Liberal Democrats ended up appearing from the outside merely to be run by unusually moderate Conservatives. One aspect of this was being seen with the trappings of power. The value was understood all along by Conservatives - because they live for this sort of thing. Speaking at the door of number 10, etc. There's a fascinating contrast between the coalition DPM who had a veto on government policy but no real visible trappings - and, say, the US Vice President who is well adorned with plumage, but whose powers are 'not worth a bucket of warm spit'.
JO
12 Oct 2016
VIDEO: Liz Leffman on the NHS in Witney
Witney by-election candidate Liz Leffman is campaigning hard for local NHS services. She has form on this. She was part of the team that ensured that the Chipping Norton hospital was saved and that its nurses remained employed by the NHS. Liz Leffman talks about her health campaigning in the new film from the Liberal Democrats:
MP
12 Oct 2016
Phone Box Closure Consultation
BT want to close 5 phone boxes in Newport Pagnell.
11 Oct 2016
Following Planning Permission Complications the new Cambridge North Station now has a Completion Date at Last
Planning permission for the new Cambridge North Station, which is expected to handle 3,000 passengers a day in the north east of the city, was originally granted in 2013. However, when Cambridgeshire County Council, the original promoters of the new station, had to hand the project over to Network Rail, it was decided that a second planning application would have to made and the whole process repeated. Thie time taken to do this then led to the project being delayed further since it became entangled in various financial reviews. Altogether these administrative obstacles pushed the completion back by nearly three years
11 Oct 2016