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
2,500 Post Offices face closure
The Government have announced the closure of an additional 2,500 Post Offices. Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat DTI Spokesperson said "This is the death knell for thousands of local shops and rural businesses that depend on their local post office. If tough decisions on Royal Mail had been taken, the freedoms and funds for saving post offices could have been found. Our postal services have a proud 300 year history which this Government has decimated in less than a decade."
15 Dec 2006
Civil Partnerships a welcome feature of British life
Responding to the statistics released today by the ONS about civil partnerships, Liberal Democrat Equalities Spokesperson, Lorely Burt MP said: "When the Archers feature a gay wedding we know that civil partnerships have become a permanent feature of British Life."
15 Dec 2006
Thousands of Post Offices Set To Close
Cornwall's 5 Liberal Democrat MPs have condemned today's Government announcement that 2500 Post Offices are set to close.
15 Dec 2006
Conservative majority slashed to just 23 votes
Liberal Democrats in Epping Forest are celebrating after slashing the Conservative majority in Grange Hill Ward to just 23 votes.
15 Dec 2006
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT GET A 'BLANK CHEQUE' FOR SWITCHOVER
Commenting ahead of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill to be debated on Monday 18th December. Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Arts and Culture, Paul Holmes MP, said: "These measures should have been in place much earlier. Now there is a very real danger that the help scheme won't be ready in time for the 2007 switchover in Whitehaven. "I will be seeking assurances that this help will reach all the elderly, disabled or people on low incomes who need it, when they need it."
15 Dec 2006
BBC CHAIR MUSTN'T BE ANOTHER LABOUR CRONY
Speaking in DCMS Oral Questions today in the House of Commons, Paul Holmes, MP for Chesterfield, said:
15 Dec 2006