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
ID card cost rises above £5bn
The official cost of the ID card scheme has risen by £400m to £5.31bn, the Home Office says. The Liberal Democrats say that the Home Office broke the law by releasing the updated costings a month later than they should have. Under the Identity Card Act, the government must give an update on the costs of the scheme twice a year. The latest update was due on 9 April. Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg said: "It is bad enough that the Government seeks to bury bad news behind the camouflage of Tony Blair's resignation announcement. "Breaking the law to do so breaks new ground even for Tony Blair's Labour Party." He added: "The costs are now spiralling out of control. On the grounds of expense alone, the government should do us all a favour and abandon this great white elephant before it is too late."
10 May 2007
Dhan Gurung first ex-Gurkha Councillor in the UK
The BBC have featured Dhan Gurung as the first Gurkha councillor to take office in Britain, as he promised to represent the whole community in Cheriton. Lib Dem Councillor Dhan Gurung, 39, was voted on to Folkestone Town Council in last Thursday's local elections. He served as a Gurkha in the British Army for nearly 20 years before retiring in 2004.
10 May 2007
Coleman Road Bridge Repair Warning
Maintenance work on the Coleman Road bridge will begin in ten days time, on the 20th May.
10 May 2007
"Blair's rural legacy is a disaster" - Farron
Local MP, Tim Farron, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming has criticised Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair for his poor record on rural affairs ahead of the expected announcement tomorrow of a date on which he will resign. The fiasco at the Rural Payments Agency, post office closures in rural areas and a lack of NHS dentistry are just a few areas, among many others in which Tony Blair has failed rural communities.
10 May 2007
Farron gets Ministerial confirmation on extra hospital cash
and challenges trusts to use it wisely Local MP, Tim Farron has received confirmation from the Minister for Health Services Rosie Winterton that the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust begun the financial year debt free, after the £6,357,000 fine for being in deficit was wiped out. However, the Minister has yet to confirm whether the Cumbria Primary Care Trust will be in a similar situation as well. Mr Farron is now pursuing the Minister to give details of the additional funds available to the Primary Care Trust.
10 May 2007
MP on the spot at Walk Cumbria events
Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, will be in the hot seat at two events organised as part of the Walk Cumbria Mission; on Friday night Tim will be facing an audience of young people who have been invited to 'grill' him on issues of Christianity and politics a Question Time session with the Bishops of Penrith and Carlisle this Saturday.
10 May 2007