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
Local councillors question Environment Agency on flood defence plans for Kendal
Local councillors and members of the public were able to put questions to the Environment Agency over their flood defence plans for Kendal at a meeting of the Town Council's Planning Committee on Monday night.
3 Jan 2019
Air Pollution
As Liberal Democrats and Green Liberal Democrats we are all aware that Climate Change is the number one issue facing humanity. The IPCC Report in October 2018 made it very clear that we only have twelve years left to radically alter our impact on the planet to limit the climate change dangers of extreme weather, drought, floods and poverty.
KD
3 Jan 2019
We Demand Better for Race Equality
Last week, the Resolution Foundation found that UK black and ethnic minorities (BAME) lost an estimated £3.2bn a year in pay gap and called for equivalent gender pay gap reporting for BAME workers. There was another report from Centre for Justice Innovation on how community sentencing has decreased due to the loss of trust between the judges and magistrates and the probation service since the latter was privatised.
ME
2 Jan 2019
The thin blue line
Bedfordshire Police suffer from severe underfunding in comparison to other police forces, partly as they are considered a small rural force!
2 Jan 2019
Goodbye 2018 hello 2019 - Cllr Jerry Roodhouse
As 2018 has drawn to a close and we welcome in the New Year, Councillor Jerry Roodhouse has written to the local papers about his concerns with the state of British politics and the need for a People's Vote, a new voting system and more powers to local authorities from central government.
RLD
2 Jan 2019
Lynchford Road widening “No solution to our traffic problems”
Hampshire County Council recently held a public consultation on its controversial proposal to turn most of Lynchford Road, connecting the A331 Blackwater Valley Route and the A325 Farnborough Road, into a dual carriageway to take the traffic created by the airport and exhibition centre. Local developers will contribute over £2 million towards the Council's scheme.
AHCAKC
2 Jan 2019