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
Pre-birth schizophrenia risk fear
Women who endure severe stress early in pregnancy may be more likely to have children that go on to develop schizophrenia, research suggests. A University of Manchester team looked at data from 1.38 million Danish births occurring between 1973 and 1995.
5 Feb 2008
Victory in station access battle
A railway station now has disabled access to its southbound platform after a 10-year-long campaign.
5 Feb 2008
Charity ride father loses benefit
A father said he has lost a disability benefit after doing a 200-mile sponsored bike ride for the cancer charity which helped his twin sons. Danny Johnson-Green, 25, from Leicester, said his monthly payments of more than £300 were stopped and he was ordered him to repay more than £2,500.
5 Feb 2008
New research reveals thousands of adults with autism are isolated and ignored
The National Autistic Society (NAS) has launched a new report which reveals that nearly two thirds (63%) of adults with autism in England do not have enough support to meet their needs. Based on the largest ever UK survey on the experiences of adults with autism and their families, it reveals for the first time the miserable daily reality for many thousands of adults with autism who feel isolated and ignored, are unable to access the required support, and are often completely dependent on their families.
5 Feb 2008
0844 number success
Stockton Liberal Democrat Councillor, Julia Roberts is delighted to hear that the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust are no longer using the expensive 0844 telephone number.
4 Feb 2008
Report reveals spiralling costs is faced by British families
The typical British family is more than £1,300 a year worse off following sharp rises in tax, mortgage costs and energy bills over the past four years, a report by the Centre for Policy Studies has shown. The study says that millions of households are "very exposed" to the expected economic slow-down with the average family burdened with more debt than their annual income as they struggle to pay higher bills.
4 Feb 2008