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
Battle of Britain Service for 70th Anniversary
It is good to see our young people showing a commitment to remembering those in uniform who risked their lives to create a better world for us all. The 20 young people from the Air Training Core processed with pride and carried the flags, leading in the men and women in uniform who were at Holy Trinity as part of the remembrance service marking 70 years since the skies over Kent were full of the aeroplanes fighting in the Battle of Britain.
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12 Sep 2010
Diabetes drug still available despite suspension advice
A drug for type two diabetes is still being prescribed in the UK despite being recommended for withdrawal two months ago, BBC Panorama has found. Avandia has been linked to a raised risk of heart attacks and heart failure and is under a Europe-wide review.
11 Sep 2010
Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
A new study suggests high doses of B vitamins may halve the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing some of the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease. Brain shrinkage is one of the symptoms of mild cognitive impairment, which often leads to dementia. Researchers say this could be the first step towards finding a way to delay the onset of Alzheimer's. Experts said the findings were important but more research was needed.
11 Sep 2010
Disabled are socially excluded says Scope survey
Nine out of 10 people in Britain have never had a disabled person in their house for a social occasion, claims a survey from a disability charity. Scope says the survey shows that disabled people are socially excluded. While the survey found widespread backing for equal opportunities, in practice few people have any personal dealings with people with disabilities.
11 Sep 2010
The MS society is urged not to close its four respite homes which help carers and patients
Volunteers are calling on a multiple sclerosis (MS) charity not to abandon four residential respite care centres.
11 Sep 2010
Landowners don't give up trying
In the Whitchurch June FOCUS the local Lib Dem campaigners said
11 Sep 2010