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
Swedish presidency should pressure Obama on HIV travel
After a long campaign last summer US president Bush signed a law that promised to remove the ban on non-US citizens living with HIV travelling to the US. The arrangements put in place however only allow for a temporary visa of 30 days to be issued under the condition that the HIV positive person's activities while in the US do not present a risk to public health.
18 Jun 2009
Lib Dems' Eleventh Hour Bid to save Warden Service sunk by Chairman's casting vote
Barnet Liberal Democrats' last ditch effort to save the Sheltered Housing Service floundered this evening (18 June) on the Chairman of the Business Management Overview and Scrutiny sub Committee's casting vote. Cllr Jack Cohen, leader of Barnet Liberal Democrats, had called in the cabinet decision to scrap the Sheltered Housing Warden Service. Cllr Cohen, who had forced Conservative Cabinet Member Richard Cornelius to justify the proposed cuts, said he was bitterly disappointed with the outcome.
18 Jun 2009
Q&A with Tim Prater for Your Shepway
The Q&A below answers questions posed by Your Shepway newspaper (www.yourshepway.co.uk) by James Alexandre from the paper. And yes, Kurt Cobain really DID touch my hand (Reading Festival, 1992).
18 Jun 2009
Thank You Hythe West
The Hythe West by-elections were well and truly overdue. We had to wait a long time for the Conservatives, as a body, to acknowledge the wishes of the residents in wanting their absent Councillors to step down. Indeed, our Conservative MP didn't attempt to speed this matter along either.
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18 Jun 2009
"Text alert scheme" for lost dogs sought
Animal-loving Lib Dem councillor Karen Chilvers has put an idea to the council which aims to quickly reunite lost dogs with their owners.
17 Jun 2009
Kendall asks for "Leaders' Roadshow"
Lib Dem Leader Cllr David Kendall has called on Cllr Louise Mckinlay, Leader of the Council, to join him and Cllr Mike Le Surf, Leader of the Labour group, on a Leaders Road show around the Borough.
17 Jun 2009