Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Following a review of the East Kent Non Emergency Patient Transport Service (PTS) by the East Kent NHS Trust, "leadership and senior management" responsibilities are to be passed to the private sector.
Former Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam has died, aged 55. She was admitted to hospital following a fall at home and never regained consciousness. She had previously suffered a brain tumour. Ms Mowlam, Labour MP for Redcar between 1987 and 2001, oversaw the talks which led to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Leading Liberal Democrat politicians have paid tribute to Mo Mowlam, the former Northern Ireland Secretary, who died this morning.
I write to you in the wake of comments by Chris Davies, Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of England and the former Scottish Procurator Fiscal David Hingston, who have called for all drugs to be legalised. They have inevitably faced criticism for expressing these views, but I fully and openly support them. I share their views because the current war on drugs is ineffective and is harming drugs users and the wider communities. I have set out below my arguments and hope it goes some way to fuelling debate on this thorny but immensely important issue.
I write to you in the wake of comments by Chris Davies, Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of England and the former Scottish Procurator Fiscal David Hingston, who have called for all drugs to be legalised. They have inevitably faced criticism for expressing these views, but I fully and openly support them. I share their views because the current war on drugs is ineffective and is harming drugs users and the wider communities. I have set out below my arguments and hope it goes some way to fuelling debate on this thorny but immensely important issue.
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam, died at a hospice in Kent this morning. She was admitted to hospital following a fall at home earlier this month and never regained consciousness.
Commenting on today's A-level results, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, Edward Davey MP said "Labour's political cowardice on A-level reform is a betrayal of future generations and will hit Britain's ability to compete. Today let's celebrate success and congratulate the students and their teachers on their achievements. There are many reasons for these better grades, but the most important are hard work and better teaching."