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
Budget bombshell for 30,000 self-employed Cumbrians
Thirty thousand self-employed workers across Cumbria are bracing themselves for a tax hike averaging £240 per year following the Chancellor's Budget today. South Lakes MP Tim Farron has accused the government of targeting 'white van man' while cutting taxes for big corporations.
9 Mar 2017
Chancellor’s six mile insult to the North
Jane Brophy has slammed as "insulting" a budget announcement from the Chancellor to fund just six miles of road across the whole of the North of England.
9 Mar 2017
Council tax freezes threaten a meltdown in front-line services
Barnet Council voted on its 2017/18 budget plans last Tuesday.
CJC
9 Mar 2017
Budget will leave you £744 per year worse off
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9 Mar 2017
25,000 Self Employed in Brighton and Hove hit by Conservative Tax Hike
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the Conservative government over its plans to raise taxes on the self-employed, as figures reveal that our city will be hard hit by the tax hike.
PC
9 Mar 2017
Lib Dems call for £7 million extra funding for NHS across Guildford and Surrey
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the Government's failure to provide enough extra cash for the NHS in today's budget, warning that local services will struggle to cope with growing demand. Ahead of the budget the Liberal Democrats called for a £4 billion funding boost for NHS and care services this year. That would amount to a cash injection of £7 million for local NHS services in Guildford and Waverley Clinical a Commissioning Group's area and £48.7 million for social care across Surrey. The Budget announced by the Government today will instead see the share of national income spent on the NHS fall in the coming years. NHS services in our area (Surrey Heartlands) currently face a funding gap of £102 million by 2020-21, analysis of local NHS plans has found. The NHS funding crisis also risks being made even worse by the Government's hard Brexit plans, which are set to increase borrowing by £100bn in the coming years. Liberal Democrat spokesperson Zöe Franklin commented: "The Government is refusing to stump
ZF
9 Mar 2017