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
Howard's End: Cameron new Leader of Conservative Party
The election of David Cameron as the new leader of the Conservative Party marks the end of the leadership of Folkestone and Hythe MP Michael Howard. Commenting, Simon Hughes MP, Liberal Democrat President, said:
6 Dec 2005
Liberal Democrats call for limit to Minerals Extraction
Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, has called for the Council to reduce the level of mineral extraction in the County over the next decade. The County Council's Conservative Executive has determined that the level of minerals extraction should be set at 2.24 million tonnes annually. The Liberal Democrats believe that this is too high.
6 Dec 2005
Carol Taylor and Jan McCulloch working for Buckhurst Hill all year round
With two days to go until polling day for two new Parish Councillors, the local Liberal Democrat candidates, Carol Taylor and Jan McCulloch, have published their priorities if elected on Thursday.
6 Dec 2005
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Brown admits he got it wrong
Gordon Brown has today admitted to MPs that the economic forecasts he made just nine months ago were hopelessly optimistic. Mr Brown, who has built his reputation on the prudent stewardship of the economy, is likely to say the economy will grow at 1.75% this year, its slowest pace in more than a decade and only half of what he forecast in the March budget.
5 Dec 2005
Government Underfunding Risks Significant Council Tax Rise Warn Liberal Democrats
Essex County Council Liberal Democrats leader Tom Smith-Hughes has warned that the council could be faced with the difficult choice of a significant rise in council tax and being capped, or cutting crucial services such as social care, children's services, waste management and transport.
4 Dec 2005
Lib Dems support climate change action day
Scarborough and Whitby Liberal Democrats are supporting the Climate Change Action Day with a stall in Scarborough Town Centre on Saturday 3 December. The Climate Change Action Day has been called to lobby world leaders who are meeting in Montreal to consider next steps following the expiry of the Kyoto Agreement on CO2 emissions.
3 Dec 2005