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
Call for Council to Drop its Proposals for Development of Greenfield sites
With a draft plan of sites for future developments in Bedford Borough now overdue, Liberal Democrat Mayoral Candidate Dave Hodgson has pledged to block Council proposals to sell off greenfield land for development as part of the proposals. As part of the process of making its final policies on where development will be permitted, Bedford Borough Council last year proposed large housing and commercial developments at a range of sites including Bedford Athletic Rugby Ground, Mile Road Allotments in Cauldwell and Berry Wood in Wootton.
6 Oct 2009
Liberal Democrats welcome free parking for Christmas
Councillor Robin Lawrence and the Liberal Democrats have welcomed news that there will be free car parking on Sundays and late evenings leading up to Christmas at Council car parks.
6 Oct 2009
Government plans for Post Office need to be more ambitious for rural communities
Government plans to expand the financial services role for the Post Office have been welcomed by South Lakes MP Tim Farron, however, Mr Farron has warned the proposals don't do nearly enough to protect post offices in rural communities.
6 Oct 2009
Councils and police must be freed to tackle credit crunch crimewave - Huhne
Commenting on Local Government Association (LGA) Crime Survey, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary said "This is more evidence from the front line that Britain is in the grip of a credit crunch crimewave."
6 Oct 2009
Liberal Democrat Leader Slams Naive Local M.P.'s Comment On Affordable Houses
Liberal Democrat Council Leader, Nigel Hartin has slammed the Ludlow M.P., Philip Dunne, for his naivety on affordable housing. The M.P. had commented in the local paper on how bad he thought the affordable housing policy of the old Liberal Democrat South Shropshire District Council was. This despite it being hailed nationally as an example of outstanding practice and then being adopted by the Tory County Council in Shropshire......
6 Oct 2009
"Lansley living in cloud cuckoo land over NHS cuts" says Lamb
Commenting ahead of Andrew Lansley's speech on the NHS to the Conservative Party conference yesterday, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said "An enormous amount of public money has been wasted on unnecessary bureaucracy in the NHS but any cuts to NHS budgets must be managed with extreme caution. Andrew Lansley is living in cloud cuckoo land if he thinks he can wield an axe to Primary Care Trust budgets without it leading to cuts in frontline staff"
6 Oct 2009