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
Means testing undermining personal accounts
Commenting on the Pensions Bill proposed in today's Queen's Speech, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander MP said:
7 Nov 2007
Farming Minister to visit Westmorland and Lonsdale
DEFRA Minister for Sustainable Farming and Food, Lord Rooker has agreed to visit a hill farm in Westmorland and Lonsdale after being invited by the area's MP, Tim Farron. Mr Farron is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming and is keen for the Minister to witness first hand the effects of the foot and mouth outbreak this summer.
7 Nov 2007
Queen's Speech a missed opportunity for Mid Sussex - Lib Dems
"A disappointing string of announcements with no vision and little to offer local people in Mid Sussex." That's the verdict of Lib Dems as local residents digest the Government's plans for the next year.
7 Nov 2007
Lib Dems call for Murphy "to quit"
Lib Dems are calling for under fire Councillor, David Murphy to resign from the Council. They are accusing Labour of covering up his "move to Spain".
7 Nov 2007
Letter from Parliament
The media is at its best when it is in investigative mode - Would President Nixon ever have been impeached and Watergate uncovered had not the Washington Post published the story? At the moment I'm speaking to a journalist on a national newspaper about what happens to women of arranged marriages when the marriage fails. Foreign born nationals cannot easily get help yet many cannot return home. Research carried out for me recently has shown that up to 17 women in Rochdale could be sleeping rough. For humanitarian reasons alone we should be helping these women. I hope that by publishing their plight (and I do not believe Rochdale is alone in having this problem) we can get help and assistance for these women.
7 Nov 2007
Councillor Wera Hobhouse welcomes 'low' council tax increase
Heywood and Middleton Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Councillor Wera Hobhouse has welcomed next year's proposed council tax increase as one of the lowest in the country, she said: "3.8% is the lowest for eleven years and shows the benefits of a Liberal Democrat controlled Council.
7 Nov 2007