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
MP calls for changes to be made to VAT threshold following concerns raised by local tourism businesses
Local MP Tim Farron has seen for himself some of the key issues facing local tourist business during a visit to Oldfield House Bed & Breakfast in Windermere.
26 Jun 2007
National rules for funding care
Thousands of people in England are likely to receive more help towards their care costs, a minister has said. Ivan Lewis, the care services minister, was unveiling a national framework for funding NHS continuing healthcare. The aim is to standardise decisions on who is eligible for continuing care, making the process faster, fairer and more simple to understand.
26 Jun 2007
Liberal Democrats launch NHS SOS website
As part of their major summer campaign on the NHS, the Liberal Democrats have launched a new website - www.nhssos.com
26 Jun 2007
Liberal Democrats fight plans to curb Freedom of Information
The Constitutional Affairs Committee has published its report on the Freedom of Information Act, which criticises a government plan to make it easier for public bodies to turn down requests for information on the grounds that they are too expensive to answer. Members of the Select Committee are calling on the government to abandon its "unnecessary, unpopular and undesirable" reforms of the Freedom of Information Act.
26 Jun 2007
Show and tell
Working with hearing or visually impaired colleagues can mean rethinking the way you communicate. But finding a common language is easier than it seems.
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26 Jun 2007
Epilepsy care 'scandal' reported
Almost half of the 990 epilepsy-linked deaths in England each year are avoidable, says a parliamentary report. Nearly 70,000 patients do not get drugs they need, while even more are given medication unnecessarily, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Epilepsy said. It described the figures as a "national scandal", arguing that misdiagnosis of patients was costing £134m annually. The Department of Health said it took epilepsy "very seriously" and would study the report carefully.
26 Jun 2007