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
6 Apr 2016
Farron: Hospital Discharges Put Vulnerable Patients At Risk
Local MP Tim Farron has called for an inquiry into hospital procedures, following further revelations that vulnerable people are being discharged from hospital without appropriate care and travel arrangements being put in place.
6 Apr 2016
National Farmers Union: Brexit will Push Up Food Prices and Bankrupt Farmers
In a report published yesterday on behalf of the National Farmers Union the agricultural research institute LEI Wageningen found that under any possible trade deal British farmers would be worse off and prices for shoppers would rise. The report looked at a free trade arrangement with the EU, like the one with Canada widely proposed by "Leave" campaigners, one governed by World Trade Organisation rules and a third variant with lower tarrifs. The report showed that prices would rise by between 5% and 8% under the first two agreements. Under the third, prices would fall but farming would be unprofitable causing farmers to go out of business and production to collapse.
6 Apr 2016
Justin Trudeau plans mean “there would no longer be any party members”
One Canadian Liberal idea I suspect Liberal Democrats will be less keen on: Justin Trudeau is pushing a proposed new constitution for the Liberal Party of Canada aimed at transforming the federal party from an exclusive club into a wide-open political movement.
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6 Apr 2016
Now available to pre-order: Nick Clegg’s Politics – The Art of the Possible in an Age of Unreason
Here is the official blurb for Nick Clegg's Politics - The Art of the Possible in an Age of Unreason: Five years ago Britain had a coalition government built on compromise. Now the Conservatives rule unchallenged, a chasm has opened up between Left and Right and the centre-ground is deserted.
6 Apr 2016
Danger to growth of leaving EU
IHS' CHIEF ECONOMIST SAYS BREXIT COULD HALVE UK GROWTH: In a report out on Wednesday, the research consultancy says there is a 35-40 percent chance Britain will part ways with the EU on June 23, reports Politico Morning Exchange. Perhaps more interestingly, Howard Archer, IHS Economics' senior director, said that on a back of the envelope calculation (he is already finalizing his estimates), a Brexit could prompt him to halve its economic growth forecast for 2017 from the current 2.5 percent. That's why the BoE is so worried: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cmXSaRy8n75RG1rAAkgYi5uA2&fid=flinbox "Towards a Reform of the Common European Asylum System" is the title of a document Commissioners will debate today, seen by POLITICO. Team Juncker is moving "toward a reform" after more than a year of anguished debate. Poltico says that contrary to the document title, the proposal is far-reaching and firm. The Commission wants to move on from the "Dublin" system of asylum seekers applying for protection in t
6 Apr 2016