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
Decisions not to award PIP indefinitely or for a longer period can be appealed - See more at: http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2016/march/decisions-not-award-pip-indefinitely-or-longer-period-can-be-appealed#sthash.5Dz6E2QK.dpuf
An important new Upper Tribunal judgment has clarified the legal framework for deciding whether a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award should be an indefinite award or for a fixed term. The judgment can be used by those disabled people who feel that they should be made an indefinite award of PIP as their daily living and/or mobility problems are unlikely to diminish. It can also be used by those disabled people who feel that they should have been made a longer fixed term PIP award again because their daily living and/or mobility problems are likely be more long standing. In UK/5459/2014, Upper Tribunal Judge Mitchell holds that the Welfare Reform Act 2012 provides a qualified requirement that PIP awards are to be for a fixed term. The statutory qualification to the requirement for fixed term awards is that a fixed term award would be "inappropriate". In deciding whether a fixed term would be inappropriate, a key consideration is the likely persistence of an individual's limiting conditions. A factor in f
1 Apr 2016
Potholes Galore
http://douglasmccall.mycouncillor.org.uk/2016/04/01/potholes-galore/dmcc-avon-cl-pothole/ Cllr Douglas McCall inspecting potholes...
1 Apr 2016
More Lib Dems standing up for the vulnerable in the Immigration Bill
"Where are the British values that we cherish and highlight?" Lib Dems stand up for the vulnerable in the Immigration Bill
1 Apr 2016
Farron Calls For End to Arbitrary Renting Fees
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has blasted the government for its inaction as residents in the North West face the least affordable rental prices in the country outside London. Tim has called for a change to the law which could save renters up to £355 on average.
1 Apr 2016
Government Plans Overlook Fines Unit - Farron
The government's plans to close the Court in Kendal have overlooked the Cumbria Central Payments Unit, which is currently based in the same building, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron.
1 Apr 2016
New Trains for Northern Rail as Successful Franchise Bidder Arriva Takes Over on 1st April, 2016
As one of the main requirements for the letting of the next 9-year Northern Rail franchise to run rail services in the north of England, the successful bidder Arriva has placed an order for 98 new train sets. These are to replace the unloved and inadequate Pacer trains currently operating across much of the network. The £490 million deal is being financed by Eversholt Rail.
1 Apr 2016