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
Scottish Water slammed over lack of responsiveness
Dundee City Councillor for Tay Bridges Ward, Cllr Fraser Macpherson, has this afternoon (Friday 19th May), slammed Scottish Water for their lack of responsiveness following a young girl trapping her foot in a drain in Dundee's Commercial Street.
19 May 2006
Shepway Councillor Quits Conservatives
Sandgate Conservative Councillor Joy Macmillan has resigned from the Party in Shepway. Joy Macmillan announced she was to become an Independent councillor on Tuesday night following a Conservative group meeting. Shepway Liberal Democrat Councillors backed Joy Macmillan in her bid to remain as Deputy Chair of the Council for a second year, and praised her courage.
19 May 2006
Wolverhampton Labour MP criticises the Government over climate change
Rob Marris, Wolverhampton South West's Labour MP has today criticised the Labour Government over climate change calling their record woeful.
19 May 2006
Lib Dems launch green tax policies
The Liberal Democrats have launched a green taxation paper, The Green Switch, aimed at curbing carbon emissions and halting global warming. The main policies unveiled include:
19 May 2006
Young people vote Lib Dem in mock local elections
The Lib Dems have won the 2006 Y Vote Mock Local Elections, gaining 30 per cent of the votes of the young people who took part. The Labour party and the Green Party were tied in second place. The results, published by the Hansard Society, and supported by The Electoral Commission and the Department for Education and Skills, show a clear difference between the political attitudes of voters in the mock elections and their adult counterparts.
19 May 2006
Supermarket plans thrown out
Following a lengthy debate, punctuated by interjections from a packed public gallery, Epsom & Ewell's planning committee have voted to reject the controversial proposal for a large supermarket in the Upper High Street on a majority decision. As for all planning applications, this proposal had to be determined purely on planning grounds, despite immense public interest and pressure. Council planning officers had recommended approval, but most members felt that the size of the planned store would create more additional traffic than that part of the town could cope with.
19 May 2006