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
Big Council Tax increases and big cuts in services proposed by Wiltshire Council
The budget papers have been published here. Have a look and see what you think.
24 Jan 2017
Maybe not! We must not let Theresa get away with it.
We have two by-elections to fight within five weeks, so this is urgent. It was bad enough that Prime Minister May declared on January 17th her intention for Britain to leave the single market and make a definite break with the EU. But it was also made clear subsequently that, when the negotiations on terms of leaving are completed, the options she intends to put to Parliament will be to either accept them, or reject them and leave without a deal.
KP
24 Jan 2017
May’s Brexit intentions will betray the values promoted by Churchill
The government's Brexit strategy is a betrayal of values that has stunned Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron If 2016 felt like a never-ending cycle of shocks and surprises, then 2017 already shows no sign of relenting. As a liberal and a progressive, in a week where the Prime Minister confirmed her intentions for a Hard Brexit and we witness the inauguration of Donald Trump to the highest office in the world - I could be forgiven for feeling rather nauseous.
TFLDMPWL
24 Jan 2017
ICYMI: Nick Clegg’s Andrew Marr interview: Post Brexit trade deals and the cannibalisation of Labour
Nick Clegg was on the Andrew Marr show on Sunday talking about the opportunity that exists for the House of Commons to amend any Article 50 legislation that comes before it, the potential for post-Brexit trade deals (nothing comes close to being as good as what we have at the moment) and the state of the Labour Party. It's failure to be a decent opposition on the biggest issue to face this country for some time will cost it, says Nick. It'll be "cannibalised" by UKIP in the north and the Liberal Democrats in the south. Watch the whole thing courtesy of BBC Politics here.
24 Jan 2017
Britain must have its say on the 'final deal'
"Liberal Democrats are clear, we demand a vote of the people on the final deal and without that we will not vote for Article 50", says Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron MP.
24 Jan 2017
Parliament, not Tory Prime Minister, must trigger Article 50 to leave EU, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today ruled that the process to leave the European Union can only be started by an Act of Parliament. Welcoming the judgement, by a vote of 8-3, Liberal Democrat Leader Tim Farron MP has demanded a vote by the people on the final deal that the Government manages to negotiate.
24 Jan 2017