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
Savage Tory Cuts to Council Services. Lib Dem Mayor Dave Hodgson Calls Bedford's 29% Grant Cut in One Year - "A Devastating Blow for Local Services"
The Tory Government has announced a 29% cut in the main grant for Bedford Borough Council, in a move described by Mayor Dave Hodgson as a 'devastating blow for local services.'
31 Dec 2015
What does it mean to be a Liberal Democrat?
Freedom - Liberty is a vital component that shapes all of our policies. Freedoms to do as you wish, as long as you do not harm others. Freedoms from poverty, violence and ignorance. The state's role, at its minimum, is to ensure these freedoms. Ensuring that everyone has access to education, food, shelter and warmth. That you are free from the manipulation, coercion or abuse of individuals or corporations. Although Liberal Democrats may disagree on how to achieve these freedoms the fact they are the primary target of our policies should be unifying, even if sometimes we disagree on the details. Equality - Tied to, and intertwined with our championing of liberty is our dedication to equality of opportunity. That no matter who you are you are treated equally and according to your needs. That you are free to live up to your potential and you have a equal chance to anyone else to do whatever you want to do. By making no one a slave to poverty or ignorance we help support this drive for equality - but in additio
31 Dec 2015
United in diversity
Just as Britain has its motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (Evil to him who evil thinks), Europe too has a motto, first u...
31 Dec 2015
Sustainable food the Liberal way
Globally, the way we produce food is unsustainable. In the UK alone millions of tonnes of food are being thrown away, soil quality is deteriorating and dairy farmers are shutting up shop on a daily basis because of crazy supermarket price wars. At the moment 800,000,000 people are 'food insecure' meaning they go hungry periodically. Not many are predicting the situation to improve, there is forecast to be a 69% gap between the crop calories produced now and those needed by 2050.
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31 Dec 2015
Will the Swiss bring their Bankers to Heel?
Fractional reserve banking (where banks lend out more money than they have in reserve) has made a lot of bankers very rich, but...
30 Dec 2015
Three New Transport Contracts Shift Stone, Aggregates and Ash off the Roads and on to Eco-Friendly Rail
DB Schenker Rail UK have recently announced 3 longterm contracts that will save a total of 2 million lorry miles - better for the environment and better for Britain's roads.
30 Dec 2015