Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
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
Conservatives Fail to Support Euro-Referendum
Labour and the Conservatives voted together on Wednesday to deny the public a vote on whether or not the UK should remain in the European Union. A Liberal Democrat amendment to the Queen's Speech laid out proposals for a referendum on the UK's continued membership of the European Union.
15 Nov 2007
Liberal Democrat amendment for Referendum for EU membership rejected
Labour and the Conservatives this week voted together to deny the public a crucial vote on whether or not the UK should remain in the European Union. A Liberal Democrat amendment to the Queen's Speech laid out proposals for a referendum on the UK's continued membership of the European Union.
15 Nov 2007
Rowen quizzes top civil servant
Rochdale MP and member of the Public Administration Select Committee, Paul Rowen, today quizzed Britain's top civil servant, Sir Gus O'Donnell, on propriety and sleaze.
15 Nov 2007
Peer calls for ADHD care review
A peer and neuroscientist will call on ministers to examine how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed and treated in the UK. Independent peer Baroness Susan Greenfield will raise the issue in the House of Lords on Wednesday.
15 Nov 2007
Terror police 'shot' man in coma
A man who had gone into a diabetic coma on a bus in Leeds was shot twice with a Taser gun by police who feared he may have been a security threat. Nicholas Gaubert has described how the incident happened in July 2005, just a week before the fatal shooting of Brazilian man Jean Charles de Menezes.
15 Nov 2007
Hearing loss 'costs UK £13.5bn'
A leading charity - the Royal National Institute for Deaf people - says the economy could earn billions more if extra cash was spent on research. It points out that just over 0.1% of the £13.5bn goes on research into "life-changing" treatments.
15 Nov 2007