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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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Brunton Park Flooding Update

This scheme is now termed the 'Princes Road Scheme'. Northumbrian Water had originally intended to complete the feasibility study in June this year. However, their thinking has required closer working with the Environment Agency (EA) to understand the impact of their initial proposals for discharging surface water into the Ouseburn and on river levels downstream. The EA has consultants working on this.

9 Nov 2010
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Nick Clegg has confirmed the Lib Dem commitment to scrapping tuition fees with a six-year plan

Tuition Fees And The Coalition

We all need to distinguish between the current coalition government and the Liberal Democrats. Coalition policy is a compromise; the Lib Dems did not win the general election, so we cannot deliver all our manifesto commitments. Lib Dem policy is still determined by the membership at party conference, not by the coalition government. If we win at the next general election, we will implement Lib Dem policy. In the meantime, like it or not, we are the junior partners in this coalition, with 57 MPs to the Conservatives' 306.

8 Nov 2010
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