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
Wordsworth-Inspired Winning Poem Presented To Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron was presented this week with a framed copy of a poem by Cumbrian student Jacob Currie, who won a prestigious Cumbrian poetry competition judged by descendants of William Wordsworth.
19 May 2016
MP Welcomes Local Jobs Figures
Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the latest statistics showing that the employment rate in Westmorland and Lonsdale puts it in the top 2% of all constituencies in the country.
19 May 2016
Now Swedes say Brexit would weaken European security. No wonder Putin backs it!
Tomorrow's world will be tougher for Britain, as US hegemony ebbs, rival global power centres re-emerge, and international institutions stall. Leaving the EU would hurt Britain's ability to face these challenges, making it less secure and reducing its influence on global affairs, according to a new report from the European Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank, assessing the three dimensions of power - diplomatic, military and economic: http://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ECFR-100_YEARS_OF_SOLITUDE-may-2016.pdf
19 May 2016
Labour must stop their squabbling sabotaging region's future
Although few would dispute the need for a devolution deal for the North East to give the region more power and funding for economic development, skills, and transport, as well as health and social care, there is growing concern in the region over the inability of North East council leaders to get their act together to ensure the deal goes through.
19 May 2016
WATCH: In full: Tim Farron on the Queen’s Speech
Here is Tim Farron's speech in full from the Queen's Speech debate. He cracks some pretty decent jokes, maybe a couple that aren't quite as funny, and sets out what we would have done differently. He also took time to pay tribute to David Rendel.
TFMP
19 May 2016
We Need a Government Who Will Put Future Generations at Its Heart
In the last year we have seen this Government lurch from crisis to crisis, falling out with everyone from NHS staff, to local authorities, to teachers, and even falling out amongst themselves over the European Referendum. They've been so preoccupied with firefighting, that they have shown us nothing in the way of a vision or a long-term strategy. What we need, and what we deserve, is a distinctive, radical plan to deliver for future generations, and which puts education and opportunity for all at its heart. That is the kind of strategy the Liberal Democrats are offering. The consequences of failing to think long term could be catastrophic for generations to come.
TFMP
19 May 2016