Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Here is a simple and necessary action. Please contact our MP, Robert Goodwill, (using http://www.writetothem.com/ if you wish) and ask him to read Part 8 (clauses 151 - 154) of the Coroners and Justice Bill, and to oppose the massive enabling powers in the "Information sharing" clause.
Barnet Liberal Democrats will put forward proposals tonight (3 March) to restore the most severe cuts in the Council's budget and also provide for extra money for new and better services, whilst at the same time reducing the rise in Council tax. The proposals put forward by the Conservatives would mean an inflation busting increase in Council tax coupled with savage cuts to services and increases in charges.
A year ago as the Lib Dems gathered in Liverpool for our spring conference the newspapers were full of the story of gay asylum seeker Mehdi Kazemi. Twelve months on, this week a petition on the government's petition site closes - calling on the Prime Minister to stop deporting gays and lesbians to countries where they may be imprisoned, tortured or executed because of their sexuality. Lib Dems including Lorely Burt MP, Lynne Featherstone MP, Tom Brake MP and Jo Swinson MP have signed already: make sure you sign it before the weekend!
Lib Dem Deputy Leader, Vince Cable, will be speaking at the Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats fringe meeting in Harrogate on Friday 6th March at 8pm.
A senior local Liberal Democrat has criticised the decision to award more work on the Royal Navy's two aircraft carriers to Scottish shipyards.
For all those who thought that UKIP could be a credible voice in British politics, rather than a ragbag of extremists, xenophobes and conspiracy-theorists, evidence to the contrary has now been provided courtesy of their candidate for the European Parliament, Stuart Agnew.