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
Coming Soon - Roadworks and Restrictions
Dacorum Jupiter Drive, London Road and Solway, Hemel Hempstead - Waiting Restrictions Shootersway and Durrants Lane, Berkhamsted - 30 mph Speed Limit Miswell Lane, Tring and Wick Road, Wigginton - Waiting Restrictions Various Roads in S W Tring - 20 mph Speed Limit High Street, Hemel Hempstead - Parking Places Beggars Lane, Aldbury - Waiting Restrictions and Parking Spaces Felden Lane and High Street, Bovingdon - Waiting Restrictions
7 Feb 2017
Concerns: recommended bidder for Haringey's controversial regeneration plans
Local Lib Dem councillors have expressed concerns after it was revealed that Labour-run Haringey Council are recommending...
HLD
7 Feb 2017
Tories running scared, drop plans for 15% tax hike
Faced with predictions of certain defeat in the refendum necessary to approve their planned 15% increase in council tax, after postponing the council meeting to approve the budget until the afternoon, Surrey County Council's ruling conservatives have swapped horses in mid-gallop and agreed to reduce the tax rise to 5%.
7 Feb 2017
Farron welcomes funding for Lyth Valley pumps but vows to continue fight
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the announcement this week that the government will continue to pay for the Lyth Valley pumps until 31st December 2020, an 18-month extension on their previous commitment. Tim has long campaigned for the government to fund these pumps, and has vowed to continue the fight to secure funding beyond that date.
7 Feb 2017
Small victory in Canal Road
Wiltshire Council's 'Cabinet' has agreed to allow one more day per week opening of the Household Recycling Centre (HRC) in Canal Road Trowbridge over the summer. Previous cuts had led to difficulties for users of the HRC and massive queues on Canal Road at peak times. Although not provable, the suspicion is that an increase in fly-tipping was linked to the restrictions.
7 Feb 2017
P-17: Only 16 full days of campaigning left in Stoke-on-Trent Central
After the argument and trauma of the EU Referendum and the sharp division that it has caused amongst Labour and Tory Parties the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election comes at a critical junction. If the advance of the far-right is stopped here in Stoke-on-Trent it will be because of the campaign lead by Dr Zulfiqar Ali and the Liberal Democrats. So with 16 full days before the final polling day the schedule is going to impossibly tight. This article is to give you a short rundown of the plans and the ambition for the next week. If this week's programme does not convince you that we are trying to win, then frankly nothing will.
EF
7 Feb 2017