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: Time for a Bedford Borough Bag Ban?
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling for a public consultation which could lead to a ban on environmentally harmful carrier bags across the Borough. The Lib Dems want to put to the public the question of whether a ban, a levy or a deposit scheme for all plastic and paper shopping bags given out at retailers in the Borough should be introduced.
3 Oct 2007
Iraq - Brown accused of manipulating figures and ignoring Parliament
UK troops in Basra are to be cut by 1,000 by the end of the year, Gordon Brown has said on a visit to Iraq. However, it has emerged that the withdrawal of 500 of these troops had been announced in July, and 270 of them are already back home. 4,500 UK troops are expected to remain at the Basra Airport base into next year. The announcement was branded "cynical politics" by the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.
3 Oct 2007
GRAYRIGG CRASH REPORT POINTS FINGER AT SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND POOR INTERNAL SYSTEMS
MP Reiterates call for public inquiry
3 Oct 2007
Lib Dem MPs lobby Ministers on farm prices
Local MP Tim Farron has joined with a group of fellow Liberal Democrat MPs to lobby the Secretary of State for DEFRA Hillary Benn on the cripplingly low prices offered to farmers by supermarkets following the outbreak of foot and mouth. Mr Farron, who last week called on the Prime Minister to force supermarkets to 'play fair', joined with six other MPs, including the Lib Dem spokesman on the Environment Chris Huhne to persuade supermarket bosses to heed the call.
3 Oct 2007
West End News : Councillor Fraser Macpherson's October Update to West End Community Council
West End Liberal Democrat Councillor, Fraser Macpherson, today launched his October Update to West End Community Council.
3 Oct 2007
Lib Dem MEP Calls on Government to Stop Folkestone & Hythe Post Offices Closures
Liberal Democrat MEP for Folkestone & Hythe, Sharon Bowles, has today called on the government to reverse its policy of post office closures across the county. Her remarks came as the Post Office announced its first wave of branch closures, with 58 Kent Post Offices - including 5 in Folkestone and Hythe - earmarked for the axe.
3 Oct 2007