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
Farron slams Egg credit decision
Local MP Tim Farron has today expressed concern at the decision by the credit card operator Egg, who have cancelled the credit cards of some 160,000 customers, who were reportedly 'high risk' borrowers. However, it has emerged that some customers who have kept up regular payments have also had their cards cancelled, including Peter Thornton, a Liberal Democrat on South Lakeland District Council.
4 Feb 2008
Local MP praises threatened school's Ofsted results
Local MP Tim Farron has today praised the staff and pupils at Baliol School after Ofsted gave them a glowing report. The school, which caters for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties has been threatened with closure by North Yorkshire County Council.
4 Feb 2008
Report reveals spiralling costs is faced by British families
The typical British family is more than £1,300 a year worse off following sharp rises in tax, mortgage costs and energy bills over the past four years, a report by the Centre for Policy Studies has shown. The study says that millions of households are "very exposed" to the expected economic slow-down with the average family burdened with more debt than their annual income as they struggle to pay higher bills.
4 Feb 2008
Lib Dems challenge Tories to support "in or out" referendum
The Liberal Democrat Group recently tried to get the majority Conservative group on Surrey County Council to back the campaign for an "in or out" Euro referendum. The Lib Dems say this referendum would be an opportunity for the British public to determine whether Britain should continue to be a member of the European Union or not.
4 Feb 2008
Shepway's Cabinet leaves Bus Pass holders out in the cold
The Tory Cabinet on Shepway District Council clearly does not have the best interests of pensioners at heart. Without the decision going to a vote of Council, Shepway's Cabinet has imposed a time alteration for holders of a free Bus Pass. From April the earliest a Bus Pass holder can travel free of charge will be changed from 9.00am to 9.30am.
4 Feb 2008
Residents of Wolverhampton face winter fuel payment wipe out
Liberal Democrats in Wolverhampton are calling on the Government to protect pensioners from energy price rises. They have made the call after figures showed that recent increases in the cost of electricity and gas are set to wipe out pensioners' winter fuel payment.
4 Feb 2008