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
City centre Remploy aids hundreds
A Coventry branch of a provider of employment services for disabled people has got more than 400 people into work in its first 11 months. Remploy's city centre branch, which is on Trinity Street, provides specialist services for disabled people and "those with complex needs".
22 Apr 2008
Justice system 'fails' sex victim
A woman with a learning disability who was sexually assaulted has been denied justice because she was not judged a reliable witness, a report has said. The Mental Welfare Commission investigated the case of the 67-year-old woman known as "Miss A".
22 Apr 2008
Bald teacher loses disabled claim
A retired schoolteacher who claimed he was a victim of disability discrimination because he is bald has lost his claim. James Campbell, 61, formerly an art teacher at Denny High School in Stirlingshire, took Falkirk Council to an employment tribunal over the issue. He told the Glasgow tribunal he had suffered from harassment at the hands of pupils because of his baldness.
22 Apr 2008
Policewoman jailed over shooting
A policewoman who admitted trying to kill her former lover when she shot him with her police issue handgun has been jailed for 12 years. Diane Northcott, 41, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Sergeant Laurence Smyth inside a police station in Newtownabbey in September 2006.
22 Apr 2008
Government benefits system penalises low earners - Alexander
Commenting on the publication today of a study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) that has called for the UK's tax credit system to be completely overhauled, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander said:
22 Apr 2008
Labour broke promise over services for the elderly - Clegg
The Liberal Democrats have highlighted evidence that the Government has reneged on its promise to consult on increasing the Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA) for more than 250,000 care home residents. Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg, alongside a number of his Front Bench colleagues, has signed a motion against the regulations introducing the insufficient increase.
22 Apr 2008