Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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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
Most physio graduates out of work
Most physiotherapy graduates have struggled to get a job this year due to NHS cutbacks, industry leaders say. A Chartered Society of Physiotherapy poll found that seven out of every 10 physios who graduated in 2006 had not yet found a job. The society said if this group does not find employment it will mean £40m of taxpayers money will have been wasted on training them.
19 Dec 2006
Alcohol 'may prevent arthritis'
Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol each day could protect against arthritis, a study of mice has found. In the Swedish study, mice whose water contained 10% alcohol had a lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis. The team said it was not possible to say exactly how much alcohol would have the same effect for humans.
19 Dec 2006
LICENCE FEE SHOULD NOT PAY £700 MILLION FOR LABOUR'S POLICY
Speaking in the Second Reading debate of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill in the House of Commons, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield, said:
19 Dec 2006
Massive Response to Gurkha Justice petition
The online petition for the Gurkha Justice campaign (http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/gurkha/) has taken over 700 signatures in just 5 days, making it one of the fastest signed petitions on the Governments Petition web site. With over 1,100 petitions on the site, the Gurkha Justice petition is already in the top 50 most signed petitions.
18 Dec 2006
Blair question in Cash for Honours probe
Tony Blair has become the first ever serving Prime Minister to have been interviewed by police. The police are investigating cash for honours allegations. The probe was sparked by revelations Labour was given secret loans ahead of last year's election, some donors were subsequently nominated for honours.
18 Dec 2006
Sexual health services at risk
Commenting on the annual report by the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV, which recommended that the Government ringfence sexual health cash to ensure it reaches frontline services, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley MP said: "This report further dispels the Government myth that NHS deficits and endless structural reform are not affecting the healthcare people receive.
18 Dec 2006