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
Sexual health services need higher priority
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) today announced a big rise in the number of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), particularly amongst the young. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb MP said: "The continued rise in STIs is a direct result of the Government's failure to make sexual health services a priority. Sexual diseases left unchecked will be transmitted to others, costing more to treat later.
20 Jul 2007
Liberal Democrat slash Labour majorities in both Ealing Southall and Sedgefield by-elections
The Liberal Democrats have soured Gordon Brown's honeymoon, slashing the Labour majority in both the Ealing Southall and Sedgefield by-elections.
20 Jul 2007
LIB DEMS SPEAK OUT AGAINST HOSPITAL CUTS
Lib Dems in Scarborough and Whitby are speaking out against plans announced by the North East Yorkshire NHS Trust to cut 600 jobs. Local Lib Dems have been campaigning for months against the gradual erosion of services at Scarborough and Whitby Hospitals. Councillor Rob Broadley of Whitby said "First we have seen the demise of maternity services in Whitby, then the disappearance of the Pain Clinic in Scarborough. It was only a matter of time before the PCT were forced by ridiculous government targets to axe jobs".
20 Jul 2007
4p INCOME TAX CUT WOULD BE GREAT NEWS FOR PEOPLE OF SCARBOROUGH & WHITBY
Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Tania Exley-Moore has welcomed plans unveiled by the Liberal Democrats to reduce the basic rate of income tax to 16p, and scrap the council tax, benefiting millions of people on low and middle incomes.
20 Jul 2007
No bounce for Brown: Labour majority in Ealing Southall slashed as Lib Dems surge
Nigel Bakhai and the Liberal Democrats have slashed the Labour majority in Ealing Southall to just 5,070 votes. The Tories, despite the personal intervention of David Cameron, trailed home in third, picking up 22% of the vote.
20 Jul 2007
LOCAL LIB DEMS HELP TO SECURE GAINS IN BY-ELECTIONS
Lib Dem activists from Scarborough and Whitby have been working hard in both Sedgefield and Ealing in the run-up to yesterday's important by-elections. Lib Dems from across the country worked to help the party achieve swings from both the Labour and Conservative Parties in both these by-elections. Whilst Gordon Brown managed to hang on to these Labour safe seats, his party's majority was slashed.
20 Jul 2007