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
Lib Dems stand up against Labour's police state
Opposition MPs locked up; massive database of all your personal details; ContactPoint - a database of all children in the UK; more CCTV cameras than any other country in the western world; and the DNA from millions of innocent adults and children stored on computer. "This is Labour's police state in Britain today," said Chelmsford Liberal Democrat Stephen Robinson, following the arrest of Damian Green MP "and only the Liberal Democrats can be relied upon to stand up for the British people's hard-won freedoms."
28 Nov 2008
Lib Dems back "Fair Trade Borough" move
Brentwood Liberal Democrats are delighted to give their full support to Brentwood Borough Council's motion to back Fairtrade. A steering group has been set up by ethically conscious Brentwood citizens and we look forward to working alongside them in the future to secure Brentwood's status as a Fairtrade borough.
28 Nov 2008
Liberal Democrats launch 10 Point Plan to help Residents and Businesses
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have launched a 10 point action plan to support Surrey residents and local businesses adversely affected by the economic downturn.
28 Nov 2008
"mayday warning" for democracy
The Lib Dems have called Conservative shadow immigration minister Damian Green's arrest a "mayday warning" for democracy amid cross-party anger over the move. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg told the BBC that he was "really shocked" by Mr Green's arrest. This is something you might expect from a tin-pot dictatorship, not in a modern democracy," he said. Given the culture of "extraordinary secrecy" in Whitehall, it was getting harder to hold the government to account and opposition MPs had a constitutional duty to keep "ministers on their toes", he added.
28 Nov 2008
Council Must Support Whole Borough During Recession, Not Just Town Centre
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have won the overwhelming support of a meeting of the full council for their call for a new Loan Assistance Scheme for Town Centre Retailers to apply to shops across all other parts of the Borough as well.
28 Nov 2008
ID Cards are a laminated poll tax
Marking this week's introduction of ID Cards for foreign nationals, Liberal Democrat Councillor Robin Lawrence has backed the opposition to the scheme.
28 Nov 2008