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
North East Ladies live in the Real World
Liberal Democrats have been discussing ways to involve more women, people with disabilities, black and minority ethnic people and lesbian and gay men, at their party conference in Brighton this week.
17 Sep 2006
Save the British Conker!
South East England's Horse Chestnut trees, which have provided conkers for generations of schoolchildren, are currently dying in their thousands in the worst case of tree blight since Dutch Elm Disease 30 years ago.
16 Sep 2006
Shepway Lib Dems Jubilant as Local Schools Saved: More Reaction
Shepway Lib Dems have reacted with jubilation at the news that Harcourt School in Cheriton and Selsted Primary School have been saved from the recent round of school closures threatened by Conservative Kent County Council. The decision was announced on 15th September 2006 after a long period of consultation and campaigning by local people.
16 Sep 2006
Lib Dem leader criticises Gordon Brown over centralisation and authoritarianism
Writing in the Guardian Newspaper, Sir Menzies Campbell, the Lib Dem leader said, "The approach was unlikely to change if Mr Brown was prime minister, the Lib Dem leader told the Guardian. He said: "There is no reason to suggest a Prime Minister Brown would depart from the centralisation and authoritarianism which we have seen." Sir Menzies said the chancellor had a "statist" approach, and added: "I wonder whether the prime minister, left to his own devices, might not have taken a different one."
16 Sep 2006
Schooling for autistics condemned
The children's commissioner for England has said it is shameful that the country is failing to provide adequately for children with autism.
16 Sep 2006
Liberal Democrat Conference starts today
Thousands of Liberal Democrats are today heading to Brighton for their annual conference. The two centre-pieces of the week are expected to be the tax reform paper, to be debated on Tuesday, and the report of the Meeting the Challenge Working Group - 'Trust in People: Make Britain free, fair and green', which will be debated on Wednesday.
16 Sep 2006