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
Disabled day care centre to close
A day care centre for disabled adults in Gwynedd is to close despite a protest by supporters. Canolfan Segontium in Caernarfon is attended by 24 adults, many with severe disabilities. Protestors said the care at the centre was exceptional and there was concern about what would happen to the people who used it if it closed.
21 Feb 2008
Dundee LibDems agree with call for energy firms to hand back billions of 'excess profits' to needy customers
Dundee Liberal Democrats today (Wednesday 20th February) gave its strong support to LibDem Leader Nick Clegg MP in challenging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to act against "scandalous profiteering" by energy companies.
20 Feb 2008
Action to Protect Historic Goldington Building a Step Closer After Lib Dem Pressure
Urgent maintenance work to halt the deterioration of the historic Goldington Hall building on Goldington Green has moved a step closer following Liberal Democrat pressure. Bedford Borough Council's Planning Committee will decide on Monday whether to serve an Urgent Works Notice on the owners of the Grade II listed building, which is also known as the former Lincoln Arms public house.
20 Feb 2008
Southern Water Take Action on St Nicholas Road Sewer After Lib Dem Pressure
Hythe Lib Dem campaigners Darren Briddock and Neil Matthews have today written to the Chief Executive of Southern Water to demand an explanation for the delay in fixing a collapsed sewer that serves the residents of St Nicholas Road and Frampton Road in Hythe.
20 Feb 2008
Farron tells ministers "give farmers a fair deal or risk the security of Britain's food supply"
Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat Countryside Spokesman, has today issued a parliamentary motion calling for the government to intervene to guarantee UK food security by tackling the steady decline in the number of farm units due to financial pressures. Mr Farron says that this decline is due to developments such as the shocking decline in the quota price of milk in the last twenty years, which has crashed from circa 32 pence/litre in 1988 to circa 1 pence/litre in 2008.
20 Feb 2008
"One year on and still no Grayrigg enquiry" - Farron
As the first anniversary of the tragedy approaches, local MP Tim Farron has repeated his call for a public inquiry into the cause of the train derailment at Grayrigg in February last year. Mr Farron has met with Transport Ministers in the past to urge them to carry out an inquiry, and has also written to the Prime Minister on the issue.
20 Feb 2008