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
Lib Dems call for an end to "rail rip-off"
Rochdale Lib Dem leader Councillor Andy Kelly has called for an assurance from Northern Rail that there will be no fare increase till 2018. He was speaking after residents complained that train fares have risen by up to 50p for some fares. The 10% rise was the second in just four months. In September, fares rose by a similar amount meaning for example that the off-peak fare has risen by a pound in just four months. An off-peak day return from Victoria to Greater Manchester has risen from £4.90 to £5.40
9 Jan 2017
Kerbside recycling reaches Grange
Grange Councillor Eric Morrell and local MP Tim Farron have welcomed the rollout of kerbside recycling in Grange, which starts this week.
9 Jan 2017
Farron proposes solution to A&E ambulance queue crisis
Figures obtained by local MP Tim Farron reveal that ambulances are being forced to wait up to four hours to drop patients off at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Tim has repeated his call for an Urgent Care Centre at Westmorland General to relieve the pressure in Lancaster and provide a better service to South Lakes residents.
9 Jan 2017
Now, Theresa, you weren’t really the driving force behind mental health crisis care improvements, now, were you?
So, Theresa May gave an interview to Sky's Sophy Ridge today in which she gave the biggest signal yet that leaving the single market is very much on the agenda. In time honoured tradition, there's a nice petition you can sign if you agree with Tim Farron that "reckless plans to leave the Single Market would make us all poorer."
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9 Jan 2017
County Council candidates asked to back campaign to make councils stop investing in fossil fuels.
All County Council candidates have received a letter from the Energy Democracy Project (EDP) asking them to support the campaign to get their local authorities to stop investing in fossil fuels.
9 Jan 2017
Politics for Grown ups
This is the next of a series of postcards which Anita Day, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Grantham and Stamford has written to members and supporters In the week in which our most experienced EU civil servant resigned very publicly, and the Red Cross described the NHS as in a 'humanitarian crisis', there was a much smaller story in the news which went to the heart of the ongoing Brexit debate.
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8 Jan 2017