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
Leisure-time exercise 'reduces depression risk'
People who take regular exercise during their free time are less likely to have symptoms of depression and anxiety, a study of 40,000 Norwegians has found. But physical activity which is part and parcel of the working day does not have the same effect, it suggests. Writing in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the researchers said it was probably because there was not the same level of social interaction.
1 Nov 2010
'Cage' for autistic Nicolson Institute pupil removed
An enclosed play area for a teenage pupil with learning difficulties and autism, which was described as a "cage" by his MSP, has been removed. The 18-year-old's parents raised funds for a safe play area at the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, on Lewis.
1 Nov 2010
Dementia drug use to be cut by next year
The use of anti-psychotic drugs for dementia patients must be cut by two-thirds by November 2011, the minister responsible has warned doctors. Care Services Minister Paul Burstow told Panorama (shown on BBC1 at 8.30 pm on Monday 1st November 2010) that GPs must "take responsibility" and drastically reduce the amount of drugs being prescribed.
1 Nov 2010
NICE no longer able to rule on new drugs
The medicines watchdog, NICE, is to lose its power to turn down new medicines for use on the NHS. It will give advice on which drugs are effective, but will not decide whether patients should be given treatments their doctor recommends, the Department of Health has confirmed.
1 Nov 2010
Newcastle moves toward top of national Highways league
Residents of Newcastle have told an independent national survey that they are increasingly satisfied with the condition of roads and pavements in the city. The city has come 4th out of 95 Councils surveyed, and 2nd out of 19 Metropolitan areas, moving up several places from the 2009 survey.
1 Nov 2010
'Speaker's Seat' motion carried overwhelmingly
The local party's motion's motion to Regional Conference in Oxford (Oxford Brookes University, Saturday, October 30) on the 'Speaker's Seat' issue was carried overwhelmingly with only one vote against. The motion was proposed by Bette Melling, with Llew Monger providing the summing up.
1 Nov 2010