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
Liberal Democrats supporting climate change protest - reinforcing their climate emergency motion on Newcastle City Council
Liberal Democrats councillors and activists will be out in force tomorrow in Newcastle City Centre following up their Climate Emergency motion and the stratedy approved by their Party Conference with a street protest locally.
19 Sep 2019
FORMER SILVERHILL TORY JOINS LIB DEMS
Following the decision of former Labour Castle Ward councillor Lee Clark to join the Liberal Democrats, the 2016 Conservative candidate for Silverhill has done the same.
19 Sep 2019
Liberal Democrats commit to turning offenders lives around
Liberal Democrats have committed to turning the lives of offenders around with a series of rehabilitory measures to overhaul our criminal justice system.
19 Sep 2019
Budget black hole strengthens the case for scrapping Green Waste charges
Haringey Council has been forced to admit that Labour’s decision to charge residents to dispose of Green Waste is failing to...
19 Sep 2019
Political leak may compromise order for new Metro trains - regional economic benefit should be one of the relevant considerations say Liberal Democrats
Responding to speculation on Nexus Metro procurement amid suggestions by the Mayor of Tees Valley that Hitachi's Newton Aycliffe plant will not be the eventual winner of the contract for new Metro trains, North East Liberal Democrats chair Cllr Greg Stone said: "Clearly a procurement process is well advanced. It would be legally problematic if that process has been compromised by a political leak and it could lead to delays and legal challenge by unsuccessful bidders. We are already concerned by the potential delay in replacing the current life-expired Metro fleet, which is experiencing increasing daily breakdowns affecting service reliability. This will only get worse between now and 2024 when the new fleet will be complete. The first new trains are due in 2021, but no order has yet been placed. "This situation is politically embarrassing for Nexus and council leaders on the Joint Transport Committee overseeing this, and reveals shortcomings in public transport governance in the region given comments by th
18 Sep 2019
Tackling the Climate Crisis Together
The climate crisis is real and we must act now to ensure planet earth and our long term survival. I am therefore delighted that Liberal Democrat Conference this weekend passed an ambitious strategy to reach net zero 2045.
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18 Sep 2019