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
Dentists: New figures show half a million fewer now being treated
Figures released today show that more than half a million people across England have lost access to NHS dentistry since Government reforms in April 2006. In the 24 months leading up to 30 September 2007 a total of 27.6 million patients were seen by an NHS dentist. This is a fall of 0.5 million compared with the 24 months leading up to the end of the old dental contract on 31 March 2006.
29 Feb 2008
Declining value of winter fuel payment leaves pensioners in the cold
The Liberal Democrats have revealed figures showing that the declining value of the Winter Fuel Payment means it only just pays for a quarter of a pensioner's fuel bills. While the amount of the Winter Fuel Payment has been frozen at £200 for five years, fuel bills and the profits of energy companies have both risen.
29 Feb 2008
Agreement sealed for Rochdale homes development
Thousands of new homes for neighbourhoods of Rochdale are a step closer, following an agreement between Rochdale Council and developers BASE.
29 Feb 2008
Sculpture row drags on
A row over a sculpture to celebrate the 2012 Olympics is continuing.
BWN
29 Feb 2008
MP SPREADS THE WORD THAT SCREENING MATTERS
Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield has pledged to support Cancer Research UK's new Screening Matters campaign at a special parliamentary event.
29 Feb 2008
New clue in motor neurone puzzle
Researchers say they have made the most significant breakthrough for 15 years in the quest to understand the fatal condition Motor Neurone Disease (MND). A team says a mutated gene is behind one form of the disease - and can be used to understand it better.
29 Feb 2008