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
Height loss link to heart disease
It's common knowledge that as we get older we get shorter. But UK researchers have now found that men who lose 3cm or more of height as they age have an increased risk of heart attack and death. The study of 4,200 men published in Archives of Internal Medicine took into account other risk factors for heart disease and poor health.
12 Dec 2006
Dismay over MS treatment decision
Multiple sclerosis charities have said they are "bitterly disappointed" at a decision not to prescribe an anti-MS drug in Scotland. Both the MS Society and the MS Trust believe the drug Tysabri could help slow the progression of disability in hundreds of sufferers. But the Scottish Medicines Consortium said the economic case for the drug had not been demonstrated. The charities urged sufferers to fight for Tysabri on an individual basis.
12 Dec 2006
Say No to Police Cuts
The Liberal Democrats took their "Say No to Police Cuts" campaign to Folkestone town Centre today and collected hundreds of signatures against the proposed removing of 35 police officers from the South Kent area. You can add your own signature to the petition on-line at www.shepwaylibdems.org.uk/petitions/9.html
12 Dec 2006
Government failing to tackle reoffending crisis
At the Second Reading of the Offender Management Bill, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Clegg MP accused the Government of failing to tackle the real causes behind the shocking rates of reoffending. Nick Clegg MP said "Tackling reoffending rates is vital but this Bill is not the way to do it."
12 Dec 2006
Support Your Local Coastwatch!
Toby Philpott, Shepway Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman, was invited to see for himself at first hand the work of the National Coastwatch Institution station at Copt Point in Folkestone on Friday 8th December.
12 Dec 2006
Lib Dem MPs Welcome Boost to Cornish Economy
The five-strong team of Liberal Democrat MPs for Cornwall today (Monday) welcomed funding allocated by the South West Regional Development Agency (RDA), which will boost the Cornish economy by some £20m.
12 Dec 2006