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
Small businesses : Business rates, public procurement policies and problems caused by late payment
Recently John, Lord Shipley spoke in the House of Lords on these issues, all of which can be barriers to local growth. He said :
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24 Feb 2015
2015 General Election Candidate - John Redfern
Local councillor, John Redfern, has been selected by the Liberal Democrats as their prospective parliamentary candidate to fight the Staffordshire Moorlands constituency at the General Election in May. John, who's 55 and was educated at Sandbach Grammar and Warwick University, works for Stoke-on-Trent College. He has lived in Knypersley for 40 years and has represented Biddulph South ward on the Moorlands District Council for 17 years.
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24 Feb 2015
Farron welcomes announcement that National Minimum Wage will rise 3%
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that the independent body which advises the Government on the National Minimum Wage is to recommend that it be increased by 3%.
24 Feb 2015
Advance to “The Retreat”, Newbold Road, Rugby
The Retreat is a grade II listed building dating from the early part of the nineteenth century and owned by Rugby Borough Council. Could it be given a new purpose and kept for future generations?
24 Feb 2015
The Future of Leicestershire Hinges on May’s Elections
Liberal Democrats on Leicestershire County Council have voted against a Tory budget that included cuts of £32m and a Council Tax rise of 1.99%.
24 Feb 2015
Buses and Libraries Hit by Hertfordshire Conservatives' Council Tax Rise
Liberal Democrat County Councillors have been shocked by local Tories' plans to hike council tax by 1.99% this year, the maximum they can without taking it to a county-wide referendum. . In a highly controversial budget Hertfordshire Conservatives have proposed swingeing cuts to buses and library services. . Leader of the Opposition and the Liberal Democrat Group, Stephen Giles-Medhurst commented: "I am appalled. The County Council clearly has to be careful and look after taxpayers' money properly, but right now putting up Council Tax by almost 2 percent and also hitting services to the elderly and vulnerable leave a bad taste in the mouth. We all know times are tough, but the Liberal Democrat Group have looked long and hard at the options available to us and will be proposing an alternative budget that ring-fences essential services and freezes Council Tax" . Paul Zukhowski, Liberal Democrat FInance and Regeneration Spokesman said "I am dismayed that the Conservative administration is seeking to impose this
24 Feb 2015