Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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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
Tim Farron: security services need more resources – not more powers
Lib Dem leader attacks police funding cuts made by Theresa May, but warns that terror attacks should not lead to more censorship or invasions of privacy. Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat leader, said police and security services were suffering from a lack of resources, rather than a lack of powers, during a BBC Question Time programme in which he was challenged over his party's plans to roll back surveillance.
6 Jun 2017
How should Brexit proceed? Find out Sarah's opinion
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6 Jun 2017
Royal Mail Candidate Mail Fiasco in Gedling
Press Release 05/06/2017 Gedling Liberal Democrats Gedling Lib Dems would like to make the press aware that there have been some significant problems with Royal Mail's 'free' delivery of their candidate's (Robert Swift) leaflet which should have hit the door-mats of voters from the 26th May.Initially the party started receiving complaints that voters had been receiving the leaflet two days after the Manchester Arena terror attack. This was contrary to the national moratorium on all campaigning by all parties and should have been well understood by Royal Mail management.The party then received word from households within another parliamentary constituency that the leaflet had been both delivered outside our constituency and during the moratorium. As Robert Swift's Electoral Agent, I contacted Royal Mail who said there was a crisis meeting being held that day and we would be contacted later; this did not happen.It now transpires that potentially a whole district ward may not have had their leaflet, whilst those
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5 Jun 2017
Housing Policy with Sarah Osborne
Find out more about Sarah's views on local housing shortages, and what can be done to improve the situation
5 Jun 2017
Surrey Tories scrap vital services for vulnerable children
Liberal Democrat councillors in Surrey have slammed the Conservative Cabinet at County Hall for cutting vital services provided to young vulnerable adults across the county. The cuts were decided at a meeting of the Conservative cabinet last week, with nearly £450K axed over the next two years from outreach services targeted at hard to reach young people in Surrey. The consultation period for the proposed changes was only 8 weeks in length, contradicting the County Council's own guidance known as the Surrey Compact, which recommends a 12-week consultation.
5 Jun 2017
Theresa May’s Dementia Tax would take 62% of average house in Chelmsford
The Conservative party's so-called "Dementia Tax" would cost £173,282 to the family of someone who had received ten years of care living in an average-priced home in Chelmsford, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.
5 Jun 2017