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
Severe Weather Warning for Shepway
The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning for Kent, predicting a 60% chance of heavy and persistent rain to spread across Kent from the west during Tuesday 15th January, with up to 25mm likely in places. That rain will be accompanied by strong southerly winds with gusts to gale or severe gale force over South Eastern England.
14 Jan 2008
Clegg pledges better schools and more efficient hospitals at Manifesto Conference
Plans to liberate schools from excessive state interference and guarantee hospital treatment to patients within a set time have been set out by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. Speaking at the One Day manifesto conference in London on Saturday, Mr Clegg argued that central government's task is to allocate funding for public services fairly to guarantee equal treatment and to ensure good minimum standards. Mr Clegg also set out plans for a new generation of schools free of government interference. In the NHS, Mr Clegg said patients should be guaranteed treatment within a certain period, provided through the private sector if necessary. He also called for patients to be given their own health budgets to spend on treatment for long-term and chronic conditions.
14 Jan 2008
Tyrone Harewood elected unopposed to Totnes Town Council
The Totnes Liberal Democrats would like to congratulate Tyrone Harewood on his unopposed election to the Totnes Town Council. While most Town Councils are not openly political, many members of Totnes Town Council run for election as representatives of political parties.
14 Jan 2008
Lib Dems Welcomes Lydd Airport Meeting Postponement And Renew Calls for Public Enquiry
The Shepway Council meeting to decide on plans to expand London Ashford Airport, Lydd, has been postponed. The move has been welcomed by Shepway Liberal Democrat Group Leader Lynne Beaumont, who has been calling for the application to be called in to a full public enquiry.
14 Jan 2008
Shepway Conservatives Voted Down Chance to Hold Lydd Airport Meeting in Public
The Liberal Democrats have backed objectors to the expansion of a Kent airport who claim they are being excluded from the final debate on the issue. Scores of people are expected to attend a meeting to decide plans to build a new terminal and extend the runway at London Ashford Airport (LAA) in Lydd.
14 Jan 2008
Coastal waters around the world are being choked by the effects of Man.
According to MyGreenWeek, research by the World Resources Institute has found that coastal waters around the world are being choked by the effects of man.
14 Jan 2008