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
Crime is going up - no it isn't.
Figures presented to Wiltshire's Police and Crime panel seem to show that crime is increasing in Wiltshire. Whilst 39 forces across the country have increased the volume of recorded crime compared to the previous 12 months, Wiltshire's increase is now ahead of the national average (+7.8%).
9 Mar 2016
Devon County to tarmac over our high street paving.
Devon's high quality brick paved high streets could be a thing of the past if County Engineers have their way. Devon highways department is looking to save money by not repairing the paving but rather to cover it in tarmac. The proposals would see Courtenay Street in Newton Abbot and Bank Street in Teignmouth change from "a coloured textured highway to a boring sea of black tarmac" according to some members on the committee.
9 Mar 2016
Action on dodging labour laws across Europe
An updated directive on the automatic exchange of information between national tax administrations received the green light from the EU's 28 finance ministers on Tuesday (8 March), EurActiv reports. So-called 'country-by-country reporting' between national tax authorities is opening a new era in tax transparency, backers say. Campaigners says it does not go far enough: http://www.euractiv.com/section/euro-finance/news/eu-tax-transparency-directive-insufficient-first-step-activists-say/
PMEM
9 Mar 2016
Sell cannabis to over-18s in licensed shops, says Lib Dem panel
Cannabis could be sold in plain packaging over the counter in specialist, licensed shops to over-18s only, according to an expert panel set up by the Liberal Democrats to examine what a regulated cannabis market in Britain should look like. The panel suggests cannabis be sold in three different strengths - lower, medium and higher - and come in prescription medicine-style resealable childproof containers with their own health warning.
ATHAE
9 Mar 2016
Fighting cyber-crime - locally, nationally and across Europe
Cyber-crime knows no borders, and the sums involved can be massive. One recent example published in the East Anglian Daily Times*...
9 Mar 2016
Rugby Health Fair
A 'Health Fair' will be taking place on 17 March at the Rugby Art and Gallery Museum, giving local people a chance to have their say on services as well as advice on keeping fit and healthy.
DK
9 Mar 2016