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
For people who are deaf, subtitles are vital to their understanding of television programmes.
"They have transformed my leisure time making it possible to watch, hear or understand TV programmes which I just couldn't do without subtitles." Survey respondent
20 Mar 2013
Carers Often Can't Spare Their 'Spare' Bedroom
How many of us take for granted a sound night's sleep? And how many wouldn't be able to get through the day without it?
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20 Mar 2013
Will ‘Olympic Legacy’ Spell The End Of Inclusive Education?
Late last year, I was horrified to read that a conference of sports medicine specialists was calling for PE to become a compulsory subject in schools. Worse, they wanted it to be a tested subject along with English and Maths, at every key stage of education.
20 Mar 2013
Number Thirteen is Open for Business
Sunday night saw the official opening of 'Number Thirteen', the brand new 'front-of-house' facility for Bedford Corn Exchange and high quality new town centre cafe-bar. The Council has invested in the long-empty former Saracen's Head property in order to improve the experience for concert and gig-goers enjoying the Corn Exchange, and the new facility is already establishing itself as an attractive addition to that area of the town centre.
20 Mar 2013
'£225,000 is too much for past failure' says Farron
Commenting on the announcement this afternoon that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) has released the terms of its former chief executive, Tony Halsall, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said the amount was 'too much for failure'.
20 Mar 2013
Farron welcomes news in budget that 200,200 Cumbrians will get tax cut in April
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news in today's budget that 200,200 people in Cumbria will be receiving a tax cut thanks to the Liberal Democrats.
20 Mar 2013