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
SPORTS SUCCESS !
From its total of almost £35,000 allocated for this year, the Fawdon Ward Committee has agreed to contribute around £5,000 towards the Fawdon Park Sports Development Project. The project creates opportunities for young people in the area to be involved in sport on a weekly basis in a safe environment, with coaches and volunteers also from the local area.
24 Dec 2010
Caught in a TRAP
Fawdon councillors and local residents are dismayed that the restaurant development on the site of the former Trap public house on Kenton Road will go ahead after a revised planning application had to be accepted. The council refused the first application in February on grounds that it was too big and out of character for the area.
24 Dec 2010
Shepway Council Christmas Closure
Shepway Civic Centre and their housing offices in Shorncliffe Road will close at 4pm on Friday 24 December and re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 4 January.
23 Dec 2010
Labour's ID Card State: Killed by the Coalition
In the Lords at 9.49 pm on Monday 21st December, Royal Assent was notified to the Identity Documents Act. All existing ID cards...
22 Dec 2010
ALTER to respond to Commons Treasury Select Committee inquiry on Tax
ALTER is preparing a response to the Treasury Select Committee's invitation for evidence on the effectiveness of the current tax system. Brian Hodgkinson, author of The New Model of the Economy, has drafted a 3000-word Memorandum to be sent to MPs on the Committee in January.
22 Dec 2010
Lib Dem policy as basis for Treasury discussions
A "Ten Point Plan" prepared for the Lib Dem Tax Commission in 2006 and largely incorporated in the subsequent policy papers endorsed by Party Conference is being dusted off for recycling, as ALTER's New Year Offer to Government. It will form the basis for a Discussion Paper being prepared in response to a request from HM Treasury Property Tax officials for ideas on how a land value tax might be introduced in Britain in current political and economic circumstances. ALTER Chair Dr Tony Vickers has drafted the paper Transitional Issues for the all-party Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ) to consider over the New Year break.
22 Dec 2010