Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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13 Sep 2023
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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
New survey shows ministers failing to get to grips with NHS reforms - Webb
Responding to a survey in the Health Service Journal which shows that 75% of NHS bosses say patient care will suffer because of the current cash crisis, Steve Webb MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, said "The cash crisis in the NHS is clearly spiraling out of control and ministers show no sign of getting to grips with the problem."
20 Jan 2006
Minister confirms unfairness of Council Tax
New facts confirming the unfairness of Council Tax have been revealed in Parliament by the Paymaster General, Dawn Primarolo MP. Asked by the Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, David Laws to reveal how much people pay in Council Tax as a percentage of their income, Ms Primarolo confirmed what we have been saying for ages: that the Council Tax penalizes the poorest!
20 Jan 2006
Sir Menzies Campbell calls for Blair statement on extraordinary rendition
Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Liberal Democrat Acting Leader, has today written to the Prime Minister calling on him to make a statement to the House of Commons clarifying what the Government knew about the CIA's extraordinary rendition operations.
19 Jan 2006
Sir Menzies Campbell calls for Blair statement on extraordinary rendition
Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Liberal Democrat Acting Leader, has today written to the Prime Minister calling on him to make a statement to the House of Commons clarifying what the Government knew about the CIA's extraordinary rendition operations.
19 Jan 2006
Dundee Liberal Democrat welcomes party's Child Support Agency reform proposals
Dundee Liberal Democrats have welcomed new Liberal Democrat proposals to deal with the chaos in the Child Support Agency and give hope to the hundreds of thousands of parents and children being failed by the current set-up.
19 Jan 2006
City Council Finance Convener's comment on Dundee Council Budget process.
Dundee City Council Liberal Democrat Finance Convener Cllr Fraser Macpherson has accused SNP Finance spokesperson Cllr Joe Fitzpatrick of being "irresponsible" for suggesting that the Council Tax increase prediction made by Council Leader Cllr Jill Shimi is a "scare" figure ahead of the budget to make the actual rise more palatable.
18 Jan 2006