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
Local MP launches last-ditch attempt to save Cross-Country service
Local MP Tim Farron has today tabled a parliamentary motion in an attempt to persuade the Government to re-examine the case for Cross-Country rail services. The Cross-Country franchise will change hands this month and direct services from the North West and Scotland to the South Coast will be removed, and passengers face the prospect of having to change trains during their journey, most likely at Birmingham New Street station.
20 Nov 2007
Northern Rock: Gordon Brown should come clean
Following yesterday's debate in Parliament about Northern Rock Vince Cable has launched a petition calling on the Government to come clean about Northern Rock [sign here: http://ourcampaign.org.uk/northernrock ].
20 Nov 2007
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT INCOMPETENCE SHOCKING
Paul Holmes MP for Chesterfield today criticised the government after two computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 have gone missing (25 million people). This could affect over 35,000 adults and children in Chesterfield alone.
20 Nov 2007
HOLMES SLAMS GOVERNMENT OVER 'SON OF STAR WARS'
Chesterfield MP Paul Holmes today criticised the government for allowing the United States to use United Kingdom land to house the Son of Star Wars missile defence system.
20 Nov 2007
Brown gives environment speech following Climate Change report from the UN
In a speech today, Gordon Brown said there will be a "green hotline" to advise people on what they can do to cut their impact on the environment. Mr Brown also said the UK's emission target of a 60% cut by 2050 could be increased to 80%, and that he would also seek the end of one-use plastic bags. On Saturday a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change described how a warming world would threaten billions of people with thirst and malnutrition, endanger more than half of wildlife species with extinction and initiate a melting of the Greenland ice cap that could raise global sea levels by more than 22ft. The IPCC's report was based on 29,000 observations taken around the world.
19 Nov 2007
"Animal disease levy must be scrapped" - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron has today expressed his dismay at the news that the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is considering imposing a levy on farmers to meet more of the costs incurred by major disease outbreaks. The amount that each farm pays will be based on the size of each farm and its operation. The news comes as DEFRA announced it was to make £300m of emergency cuts from its annual budget.
19 Nov 2007