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
We have good cake - let's eat it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIIIbrJFrJo
16 Aug 2017
'Places of Safety' for mental health patients - update from Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership
"Statement regarding the Place of Safety provision in Swindon and Wiltshire
16 Aug 2017
Opposition Liberal Democrats call for Newcastle City Council to make progress on future of Arena site and Pottery Lane development area
Liberal Democrats Councillors are calling on Newcastle City Council to bring forward proposals for redevelopment of the Arena site and adjacent derelict land in the Pottery Lane area of the city, suggesting it could be the next key regeneration priority for the city centre. The existing Arena will be surplus to requirements following its move to a new site on Gateshead Quays in years to come, and its current site forms part of a wider area of brownfield land much of which has been derelict for many years. The Opposition Lib Dems are calling on the council to make progress in regenerating this part of the city after prolonged inaction, suggesting the area offers the potential to generate significant economic and employment benefits. Opposition leader Cllr Anita Lower said: "Anyone crossing the river by train or Metro can see welcome signs of economic development in the form of cranes and construction at the Stephenson Quarter and Forth Banks, much of which was set in motion by the previous Lib Dem council. But
16 Aug 2017
Nick Clegg book will reveal How to Stop Brexit
The ex-deputy prime minister's 'resistance handbook', out in October, explains how the EU referendum decision can be reversed while reuniting the UK - and seems destined to fill many remoaners' Christmas stockings Alongside tips on household management from Mary Berry and help with home cooking from Nigella Lawson, a different kind of guide is also due to land on bookshop shelves this Christmas: How to Stop Brexit, by the former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg.
AF
16 Aug 2017
The other new party of the moderate liberal centre
Hardly a day goes by on my social media feeds without some form of the following conversation: Commentator/political has been: What we really need is a new moderate centre party in the UK, standing up for all the internationalist, tolerant liberal values that Corbyn and May have abandoned.
JO
16 Aug 2017
Lib Dems slam the Government's Phony Optimism over West Midlands Rail Franchise - but then a Massive Fares Rise
After the good news of newer, longer trains and improved Sunday services comes the rise of regulated rail fares by a massive 3.6% rise from January 2018 onwards, government statistics have today revealed. This is significantly greater than this year's figure of 2.3% and the largest rise since 2011.
16 Aug 2017