Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
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
MP welcomes schools funding win!
South Lakes MP and schools campaigner Tim Farron has welcomed today's announcement that Councillors have agreed funding recommendations put forward by Cumbria's schools, after Tim won key changes to the Government's funding rules.
18 Oct 2013
Fire Strike: Saturday 19 October [Update: No there won't]
There will be a second national firefighters strike on Saturday 19 October from 6.30pm to 11.30pm.
18 Oct 2013
The £631,000 Pothole Compensation Scandal
Cllr David Kendall at a pothole in Brentwood ...
17 Oct 2013
New licensing rules for scrap metal dealers come into force
Surrey County Council Liberal Democrats have welcomed a new law giving councils greater powers to combat the blight of scrap metal thefts on communities across the country.
17 Oct 2013
Questions and Answers on LVT: a need to update them
In 1999, when Chief Executive of the Henry George Foundation, I wrote a fairly lengthy 'Q&A' on LVT, as a spin-off from a research project that I had been funded to do: looking at how LVT might be introduced in the UK. This project had involved surveys of 'stakeholders' in property taxation, in which many questions had been raised. Questions Around The Smart Tax was designed to put together all the answers which I had been giving to these stakeholders (and others) and engender discussion. It also included the results of the surveys.
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16 Oct 2013
'Low unemployment in the UK is great news but it only tells half the story' - Farron
Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale has welcomed figures released today by the Office of National Statistics which showed Westmorland and Lonsdale has amongst the lowest unemployment in the UK.
16 Oct 2013