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
Scotland still far behind England on sewage monitoring
Responding to Scottish Water's announcement that it has installed 1,000 event duration monitors at sewage overflows, with plans for a further 700 by the end of next year, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has highlighted that these insta
12 Dec 2024
Council Housing Failings: Tenants Deserve Better!
The Regulator of Social Housing has slammed Southampton City Council’s housing service with a damning C3 rating, highlighting unsafe housing conditions, missed safety inspections, and failures to meet the Decent Homes standard.
CSC
12 Dec 2024
York Labour’s Council Tax Dilemma
York’s Labour Party are currently preparing their budget ahead of next week’s local government finance settlement. This is the first budget the York Labour group will put forward following the election of their party to government.
12 Dec 2024
Common Sense Prevails on Hill Lane 20mph Zone, But What A Waste of Money!
The Labour administration is seeking to revert 20mph speed limits back to 30mph on several key roads in Southampton. While we broadly agree with these changes, it’s frustrating to see so much time, resource, and money wasted on reverting these roads
CSCGP
12 Dec 2024
A City in Need: Housing Woes and Flood Defences
Last time I wrote for Liberal News, I focused on Southampton City Council’s quest for financial stability and its accompanying Transformation Programme. Since then a number of issues have come to the fore. Housing has been particularly important.
CRB
12 Dec 2024
Gideon Amos MP calls for community-led housing
Gideon Amos, MP for Taunton and Wellington, has said new housing should be community led, come with the right infrastructure and be genuinely affordable for local people rather than imposed by “Whitehall diktat”
12 Dec 2024