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
Booze ban for Kingston Park
The Castle Lib Dem team have asked the police to apply for a booze ban for Kingston Park.
3 Aug 2007
Plans for Kingston Park shopping centre submitted
Developers have submitted new plans to transform Kingston Park shopping centre.
3 Aug 2007
Lib Dems highlight "cost to the reputation of democracy in Bedford Borough" of £177,000 electronic counting trial
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have responded to the publication of the Electoral Commission's report into the electoral pilots held in May by highlighting the damaging cost to the reputation of democracy in Bedford Borough of the £177,000 electronic counting trial.
2 Aug 2007
Liberal Democrats reveals £9million extra cells bill
A parliamentary answer given to Liberal Democrat MP David Heath has revealed that the National Offender Management Service has set aside £9million for the use of police and court cells for prisoners in 2007-08, because of overcrowding in prisons. Today it was revealed that an acute shortage of judges is causing long delays in bringing criminal trials to court, putting even more pressure on overcrowded prisons and delaying justice for victims of crime.
2 Aug 2007
BBC investigation highlights big problems with ID Card scheme
An investigation by BBC 'File On 4' has shown up substantial problems with the national ID cards scheme. 16 months after passing the legislation, James Hall, head of the ID cards programme, admitted that - despite spending over £72 million to date - the scheme is still not ready for tender. His department does not yet know "the precise details of how we deliver this". Further admissions by Mr Hall suggest that the final price tag will be much higher than the government's current estimate of £5.5 billion. Even more damaging is the claim of an academic expert in the field that the system, billed by ministers as infallible, will have errors as high as 1 in 1000 by the time just 10% of the UK population are enrolled, meaning there will be thousands of false matches. "For the scheme as a whole it means that it can no longer deliver the goal of one citizen, one identity," Professor John Daugman of Cambridge University said in the show broadcast last night.
2 Aug 2007
Dundee LibDems back call to extend Tax Credits deadline
Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Thursday 2nd August) backed calls for the Westminster Government to consider extending the recent deadline to reapply for tax credits if it is clear families have been unable to complete their applications.
2 Aug 2007