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
Values and purpose of education and skills
One of the points I have noted from reading about educational theory, is that any model or ideology which is Instrumentalist or even Classical Humanist, which views education as a process for creating a workforce or suggests that knowledge is absolute and has a validity independent of moral or ethical considerations, is inherently undemocratic (e.g. The National Curriculum).
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18 Mar 2009
Uplands Inquiry must secure better future for hill farmers-Farron
Speaking ahead of the Commission for Rural Communities' two-day hearing in Alnwick, Northumberland which will be examining the challenges facing the UK's upland communities, Liberal Democrat Defra Spokesperson Tim Farron MP has called on the inquiry to help secure a better future for hill farmers.
18 Mar 2009
MPs must back 'Warm Homes' Bill
Wolverhampton South West Liberal Democrats are urging local MPs to be in Parliament this Friday (20 March) to give their support to a new parliamentary bill that will help cut energy bills for the poorest families and could help save the lives of up to 20,000 pensioners a year.
18 Mar 2009
MP asks new Vice Chancellor of University Cumbria to scrap plans to downgrade Ambleside campus
As the University of Cumbria prepares to welcomes Dr Peter McCaffery as its new Vice Chancellor, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has issued the incoming Vice Chancellor with a challenge to save the Ambleside Campus.
18 Mar 2009
Fears over threat to carers from migrant worker rules
Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to review how care workers are treated by the points-based immigration system. The call was made in a wide-ranging parliamentary debate on care homes obtained by Lib Dem MP Richard Younger-Ross.
18 Mar 2009
Farron calls for parliamentary debate to raise awareness over ovarian cancer
Local MP Tim Farron is hoping to move his campaign to raise awareness about ovarian cancer on to the next stage by securing a debate in Parliament following the success of his Early Day Motion which has been signed by over 45 MPs from across all parties.
17 Mar 2009