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
Ban The Bulb - Says Robin Lawrence
Park Ward's Lib Dem candidate, Robin Lawrence, has joined Dr Matt Prescott, organiser of the Oxford Earth Summit and director of www.banthebulb.org, in calling for a far greater use of energy efficient light bulbs. Robin was shocked to discover that 10% of Britain's energy consumption is caused by use the use of lightbulbs with most of that energy being wasted on inefficient old style incandescent bulbs.
7 Feb 2006
Police merger and funding plans spells bad news for council tax payers
Lynne Featherstone MP, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman, responding to the debate in the House of Commons today on Police grants, said:
7 Feb 2006
Lib Dem members consider how to vote
The new Lib Dem leader will be named on 2 March. Ballot papers have been sent out to Liberal Democrat members who will choose the party's next leader. Unlike other parties it is one member one vote and the list of candidates has not been vetted by MPs or anyone else.
7 Feb 2006
Double standards on bisexuality?
DELGA has welcomed research by LGBT news site Pink News into media ignorance about bisexuality following the reports of Simon Hughes' coming out. They found that over 90% of stories misrepresented what Simon had said about his sexual orientation.
6 Feb 2006
Party Leadership ballot papers sent out
Ballot papers are being sent out today to the 73,000 members of the Liberal Democrats allowing them to select who they would like to be their next leader. Acting leader Sir Menzies Campbell, party president Simon Hughes and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chris Huhne are the three candidates bidding to replace Charles Kennedy. Members have three and a half weeks to cast their vote in the postal ballot, which closes on March 1st, with an announcement of the result the following day.
6 Feb 2006
Lib Dem MP challenges Home Secretary on Wolverhampton Police
Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Keetch challenged the Home Secretary, Charles Clarke MP over police force mergers in a recent debate in the House of Commons. The MP is against the merger of West Mercia Constabulary with a greater West Midlands Police Force, which would combine West Mercia with Birmingham, Wolverhampton and other urban areas.
6 Feb 2006