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
Chorleywood Liberal Democrats Event to Welcome New Members as West Herts Party goes from Strength to Strength
Held towards the end of August on a splendid summer's evening, Chorleywood Liberal Democrats gathered for a garden party at the home of Iona and John Copley in Blacketts Wood Drive to welcome new members to the local branch of West Herts Liberal Democrats.
30 Sep 2015
Chorleywood Liberal Democrats Event to Welcome New Members as West Herts Party goes from Strength to Strength
Held towards the end of August on a splendid summer's evening, Chorleywood Liberal Democrats gathered for a garden party at the home of Iona and John Copley in Blacketts Wood Drive to welcome new members to the local branch of West Herts Liberal Democrats.
30 Sep 2015
Cameron points finger at GPs over lack of mental health provision
Prime Minister David Cameron has deflected criticism about the lack of mental health care provision in the NHS onto GPs, who he claimed are not treating people for mental health conditions or referring them for 'increasingly available' CBT.
30 Sep 2015
Charging Carers For Support Puts Their Health At Risk, Says Charity
photo credit: MTSOfan via photopin cc A leading UK charity has condemned an increasing number of Councils who are charging carers for the support they receive.
30 Sep 2015
Looking for our core vote – does it really matter?
Chesterfield's former Lib Dem MP, Paul Holmes, has recently posted an article on Lib Dem Voice entitled 'Core vote: A dangerous mirage?' which produced a considerable number of comments, including a couple of my own. His conclusion, if I am correct in my interpretation, is that, if we spend all our time obsessing about our 'core vote' we will win precious little and I have to agree. However, as most parties have a core vote, on which they can depend come hell or high water, it is still interesting to speculate what ours might be. Using the electoral system is a bad way of judging a core vote. It would be far better to look at opinion polls, devalued as they have been by recent events. However, in the recent general election, they were right in every case expect for the fact that they did not predict the late swing to the Tories, engendered more out of fear of Labour in bed with the SNP, which occurred both in the general election and, to some extent, in the local elections as well.
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30 Sep 2015
Nick Clegg: trade unions should mourn the loss of the Lib Dems
Former party leader says he "consistently blocked" attacks on the unions by the Tories. The trade union bill, which recently received its second reading, confirmed unions' worst fears of what the Conservatives would do with a majority. Strikes will require 50 per cent turnout to be legal (with those in "essential services" also requiring 80 per cent to vote in favour), employers will be permitted to hire agency staff to replace workers who walk out, and unions will be forced to give 14 days' notice of industrial action, including any proposed use of placards, loudspeakers, blogs and social media.
GE
30 Sep 2015