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
Energy Campaigners welcome Paul Rowen MP's support for reducing carbon emissions
A broad coalition of organisations have today welcomed local MP Paul Rowen's support in Parliament for a campaign to reduce carbon emissions from the public sector.
6 Sep 2007
Council Leader speaks out on Council's Climate Change record
Council Leader Alan Taylor has promised to look into whether or not Rochdale Council should sign the 'Nottingham Declaration' on Climate Change. He has claimed however that Rochdale Council is already showing their commitment to Climate Change in various ways and believes that some elements of the 'Nottingham Declaration' are a publicity stunt.
6 Sep 2007
Holmes Calls on Ministers to Wake Up to the Affordable Housing Crisis
Commenting on surveys released by the Royal Institution of Chartered of Surveyors (RICS) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Paul Holmes MP, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesman said
6 Sep 2007
Beadle backs 'fair pay deal' for police
A senior Newcastle Liberal Democrat is backing the 'Fair Pay for Police Officers' campaign.
6 Sep 2007
Kent Trading Standards Warning on OFT Phone Scam
Kent Trading Standards has been made aware of a scam involving consumers being telephoned by people alleging to be from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) asking for personal and financial information. This includes asking for bank account details in order for the OFT "to reclaim bank charges on behalf of consumers".
5 Sep 2007
Cllr Hardy's letter on county merger
So Brentwood borough is now set to lose its identity in a virtual amalgamation with a county council which has a hundred times its budget and a hundred times more clout! This marriage of inconvenience involving the appointment of the Essex county chief executive also as chief executive of Brentwood council might bring into play conflicts of interest in which the larger partner would likely prevail. This experiment could go badly wrong.
DH
5 Sep 2007