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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
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Aid to Burundi stopped because of civil rights concerns

[T]he refugee crisis unfolding along the borders of the European Union has elicited a chaotic response, writes Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, in an op-ed in the New York Times. There is a clear danger that the union and its member states are losing their way, and are at risk of backsliding on fundamental commitments: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/opinion/stop-your-backsliding-europe.html?emc=edit_ee_20160315&nl=todaysheadlines-europe&nlid=74103272

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Not in the best interests of school children

Newcastle Liberal Democrats have expressed concern at reports that the Conservative Government is set to announce that all schools in England will be required to become academies free from local authority control and oversight.

15 Mar 2016
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NHS depends on migrant workers

55,341 EU citizens work in NHS hospital and community health services in England, as do 73,681 non EU/non UK people. There's already a shortage in many areas, hence the use of agency staff. About half all Sierra Leone qualified doctors work in the NHS - a country recently ravaged by Ebola

15 Mar 2016
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