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
New plans published for the SGB Site, Chalk Hill, West End
You may have read in the local press that a developer called Matthew Homes has submitted plans to demolish the existing property on the former SGB premises site at the bottom of Chalk Hill and replace them with 40 residential units.
18 Apr 2007
Gatwick Express - good news for rail passengers but not just yet!
Welcoming to the Government's announcement today that the Gatwick Express service has not only been reprieved but will run on to Brighton at peak times Serena Tierney, Lib Dem parliamentary spokesman for Mid Sussex, said:
18 Apr 2007
Campbell accuses Government of failing health service workers
During Prime Minister's Questions today, Ming Campbell challenged Tony Blair to explain why nurses in England and Wales are not getting their full pay increase up front (as they are in Scotland). He also lambasted him for failing health care workers in general, including newly qualified nurses who can't get jobs, junior doctors and nursing assistants hit by the budget. The Royal College of Nursing has threatened to ballot its members on industrial action unless ministers reverse their decision to award nurses an "insulting" below-inflation pay deal. Nurses at the annual conference voted 97% in favour of investigating what forms of action could be taken.
18 Apr 2007
How the average household could save £385 a year in energy costs
Chris Huhne and Ming Campbell have announced the Lib Dems latest plans (www.libdems.org.uk/news/climate-change-starts-at-home-campaign.html) to save carbon emissions from our homes. These plans should save as much carbon as taking every car in the country off the road. They are crucial to tackling climate change. More than a quarter of the carbon we burn comes from our houses, and we currently waste energy in our homes on a heroic scale.
18 Apr 2007
Haywards Heath is identity fraud hotspot
Haywards Heath is the 15th worst town in the country for identity fraud according to a new study by fraud prevention company, Experian.
17 Apr 2007
'WE CAN CUT CRIME' SAY LOCAL LIB DEMS
Local Liberal Democrats were promoting the party's policies on crime in Scarborough this weekend. A team of campaigners were talking to the public and collecting signatures for Shadow Home Secretary Nick Clegg's 5 steps to cutting crime.
17 Apr 2007