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
Tim Farron welcomes win over campaign for all new homes to be fitted with solar panels
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has warmly welcomed the news that developers will be required to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England from 2028.
26 Mar 2026
Highlands
Rail passing loop to improve reliability must be in new government plans
Plans for a passing loop on the Far North Line between Inverness and Beauly would dramatically improve train punctuality between Caithness and Inverness and must be in the next Scottish Government’s programme.
26 Mar 2026
A66 upgrade works shows that Junction 38 must be kept open – MP
Commenting on today’s announcement from the Department for Transport that work to dual the A66 from Penrith to Scotch Corner will begin this year, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron said:
26 Mar 2026
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Harrogate and Knaresborough MP makes no bones in debate on tourism levy –“if money is raised locally, it must be shaped locally, spent locally, and seen locally”.
Tom Gordon MP spoke in a debate which will shape the proposed visitor levy- a tax on overnight tourists in England.
26 Mar 2026
Flood Relief Scheme Concerns
We are shocked to learn that the Conservatives at Surrey County Council have set aside no funding to deliver the River Thames Scheme (flood relief scheme).
26 Mar 2026
Higham Hill
Tackling the School Wars Phenomenon
A wave of TikTok-fuelled posts has recently encouraged school pupils to organise fights between schools, using slang borrowed from US gang culture. Actual incidents appear limited, but the trend is worrying.
26 Mar 2026