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
Roger Roberts writes: we must do more for the Calais children
The crisis that we are faced with in the UK and Europe is only part of a worldwide migration crisis. We hear from the United Nations that there are 65 million displaced persons in the world, and we know that in Europe alone, as already mentioned, there are 88,000 unaccompanied children. In the years to come, our legacy will not be a good one for our children, because with global warming, economic disasters and conflict, the flow of refugees could well become a torrent. So we have to face years ahead when we will need to tackle problems such as this far more effectively than we have this migration crisis. When we debated the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, I was very sad to see 200 Conservative Members of this House walking into the Not Content Lobby so as not to accept the 3,000 children mentioned in that amendment. I felt heartbroken that noble Lords could even think of going into the Not Content Lobby on that amendment. I hope that in the future we realise that this is not a one-off. It is something
LRR
3 Nov 2016
Richmond Green Party won’t contest Richmond Park by-election; backing Lib Dems instead
This is rather helpful news for Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney: Ukip, of course, is backing Zac Goldsmith whilst the calls by Labour MPs for their party to back the Liberal Democrats didn't win out in their party.
3 Nov 2016
Euro now costs more than the pound
Not so long ago one euro cost 70 pence. Today at Newcastle Airport it costs over £1. Petrol prices up 5-6 pence per litre since referendum because of falling value of pound #costofBrexit
3 Nov 2016
Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union, the High Court has ruled.
This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - beginning formal discussions with the EU - on its own, rorts the BBC.
3 Nov 2016
No Syrian refuge in Sevenoaks?
With the Calais camps being broken up by the French authorities, Syrian refugees who qualify are now being dispersed to the UK...
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2 Nov 2016
Government lies on NHS funding hurts us all
A group of MPs say the government is being dishonest when they claim it is allocating an extra £10bn to the NHS in England over the next five years. Commenting on the news Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Norman Lamb said: "The Health Select Committee are right to call out the Government on false claims about their investment in the NHS. Services are desperately in need of the money they were promised.
2 Nov 2016