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
Surrey County Council fails again
The Care Quality Commission, the government agency in charge of assessing the quality of care available to vulnerable people, have rated the care services provided by Surrey County Council as adequate. This is the lowest rating awarded to Adult Services this year, shared only by another seven Councils in the country. According to the report published today, Surrey is still in need of special measures and the Council will be closely monitored by the Government to make sure services improve.
4 Dec 2009
Surrey County Council fails again
The Care Quality Commission, the government agency in charge of assessing the quality of care available to vulnerable people, has rated the care services provided by Surrey County Council as "adequate" - the lowest rating awarded to Adult Services this year, shared only by another seven Councils in the country. According to their report, Surrey is still in need of special measures and the Council will be closely monitored by the Government to make sure services improve.
4 Dec 2009
MP Tim Farron to hold public meeting on Ambleside campus closure
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is holding a public meeting on Monday (7 December) in Ambleside Parish Church at 7pm to discuss the proposals of the University of Cumbria to "mothball" their Ambleside campus.
4 Dec 2009
John campaigns to 'Save The Pier!'
John Tunbridge says that "Despite spin to the contrary, the Pier is NOT in imminent danger of collapse!"
3 Dec 2009
Conservative Park & Ride is Failure
As predicted by some of their own councillors and the Lib Dems, Windsor Conservatives' mini Park and Ride at Windsor Racecourse is proving a complete flop with visitors to Windsor. Only 50 people a day are using the the shuttle bus into Windsor with the result that the buses are often travelling empty, whilst on average there are 2 passengers per per bus.
3 Dec 2009
NHS - Care, or Tax burden?
Sue Hayter talks in her letter (EADT 26/11/09) of the need for equality in assessing care needs. This is fine in principle and the NHS Continuing Healthcare programme attempts to address the problems, but the reference to supporting people with acute needs is the nub of the problem in the NHS. The general emphasis on specialist acute care provision seems at the heart of the hospital closure programme. Acute care is the most expensive care, and we seem to be failing to give sufficient priority to prevention and detection with long waits still taking place for hip operations which demobilise people. The poor quality of our cancer detection and treatment compared to Europe has recently been highlighted, and the post code lottery regarding successful treatment exposed.
DC
3 Dec 2009
