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
LIB DEMS MAKE COUNCIL TAX PLEDGE
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to keep Newcastle's Council Tax rise below inflation despite facing cuts from the penny pinching Labour Government next year.
13 Jan 2008
NEWS IN BRIEF FROM ACROSS LEMINGTON
Lemington's Waverley Park is set to share from a £1 million funding boost to improve play facilities, Coun Joanne Park reports.
13 Jan 2008
Press release on "Garden-Grabbing" 12-1-08
"Who will stop Garden-Grabbing? asks Lib. Dem. councillor?
12 Jan 2008
Lib Dems want less government control of schools
The state should "back off" and allow charities, parents and private groups to run schools says Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. In his first major speech in charge, Mr Clegg suggested creating "Free Schools" under local government oversight, but not council controlled. These "new, liberal" schools would also be non-selective. The Lib Dems also say they would scrap the bottom two GCSE grades as they have "no value" in the labour market. Nick Clegg said "It is time to call a fail a fail and raise expectations by abolishing the lowest pass grades, G and F".
12 Jan 2008
Clean Power from Deserts. Renewables are the Responsible, Serious Alternative to Nuclear
At a meeting in the European Parliament, Brussels, 28 November 2007, EU -MENA released details of the most positive, realistic, technological answer to our energy needs. The findings by DESERTEC demonstrate that the west can draw its current energy requirements from an energy grid stretching from Iceland to the Sahara, harnessing geothermal energy, wave power, wind power, solar voltaic cells, and solar parabolic troughs.
12 Jan 2008
Taxes or Green Action
It seems the need for taxing us for energy use has won the argument and the government has embarked on a programme of new nuclear power stations. These will not come into use for 15 years and by then it will be too late.
DC
12 Jan 2008