Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Kent hospitals are being told to delay routine patient appointments for eight weeks, otherwise they will not be paid for them, a new BBC report has revealed. The minimum period is being enforced by primary care trusts because a drive to meet government waiting time targets was costing too much money.
In response to increasing local concern about the future of much-valued community hospitals the Liberal Democrat group at Norfolk County Council has announced its plans to call for more action to be taken locally.
At Question Time in the House of Commons Lib Dem Leader Sir Menzies Campbell asked for a promise from the Prime Minister that there would be a Commons vote on Trident replacement. Many Labour MPs believe Trident should not be replaced or, at the very least, that serious alternatives should be examined fully. They also want a vote on it and they are angry at suggestions that Mr Blair has already made his mind up and will be announcing the government's preferred option - presumably replacement - before any Commons debate.
Alan Lion and the local Liberal Democrats have welcomed police plans to put extra officers on the beat in Limes Farm after 8 pm.
Commenting on the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee report into the Fire and Rescue Service released today, Paul Holmes, MP for Chesterfield, said:
Dundee Liberal Democrats have today (Wednesday 22nd November) slammed the Labour Government's failure to properly administer Pension Credits. Statistics released today by the Department for Work and Pensions revealing a 2.6% rise in the level of fraud and error in pension credits.