Jane Dodds challenges Mark Drakeford on sewage dumping During First Ministers' questions yesterday at the Senedd, Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader and Mid & West Wales Senedd Member Jane Dodds challenged Labour First Minister Mark Drakeford over claims that Wales 'is lucky' Welsh Water is a non-profit. Jane Dodds pointed out to the First Minister that although Dwr Cymru is non-profit is has still paid out excessively large bonuses for its executives in recent years on top of an already high base salary and that the Welsh Government should be given a stronger oversight to the organisation. After consistent public and ...
I'm pleased with this find: a report about the community on Spurn Point, the peninsula that curls into the Humber Estuary from its north bank, that Julian Pettifer made in the snow for the BBC's Tonight programme in 1965.
The Lib Dem success at PMQs continues with two of our number challenging Rishi Sunak today. First up Sarah Olney: Today, a solar power developer based in Oxford said the UK is the "least attractive" market in which to locate its new factory. I therefore asked the Prime Minister why he thinks it is, that each week, more and more businesses are choosing to leave the UK under his watch? pic.twitter.com/HhRGwmunMn — Sarah Olney (@sarahjolney1) May 24, 2023 Before I was elected, I worked for a number of years in learning and development in both the police and the private ...
Wed 24th
12:23
Tory MP Nick Fletcher wants pronouns taken out of all schools: 'We're confusing people'
Embed from Getty ImagesCongratulations to Pink News for winning our coveted Headline of the Day Award. The judges have gone for a lie down as they're getting one of their headaches.
It seems rather bizarre to be celebrating inflation at 8.7%, but at least it is no longer in double figures. The New Statesman however, sounds a cautionary note. The headline figure is misleading and offers no relief whatsoever to most families. The magazine says that prices across the economy are still rising far more quickly than wages, and they are not doing so in the even manner suggested by the headline CPI rate: The annual rate of inflation on food is still 19.1 per cent, down just 0.1 per cent from last month. In some shops - such as Lidl, ...
At the weekend, The Observer reported that the privatised water companies in England are expected to pay out £14.7 billion worth of dividends to shareholders by 2030. This comes only days after water executives promised to invest an extra £10 billion in upgrading the water system and expected customers to pay for it through higher water bills. This is a national scandal quite frankly. It is yet another demonstration of how a privatised natural monopoly operates. The profits are passed on to wealthy senior shareholders, while the risks and costs are passed on to customers. Things cannot go on like ...
The new issue of Liberator has been posted on the magazine's website, so hurry there to download it for free - it's issue 417. But before you do, it's time to read the first entry in another week's Lord Bonkers' Diary. Jokes about Liberal Democrats and pointing are commonplace these days, but to leaven this entry I have included a tweet of mine which shows the very pothole the old boy is talking about. Monday Like all responsible landowners, I pride myself on keeping my farms, fences and roads in tip-top condition; you will find but one pothole on the ...
The Lib Dems need skilled communicators for campaigns in all corners of the country. Well over 25 years ago, Lib Dems in PR was set up to bring like-minded colleagues together to support the Liberal Democrats. Last November, we relaunched to bring a new generation of experts into the fold. The group, which has been an important support to the Lib Dems, is back with big ambitions and new faces. Who are we? We are a network of communications professionals who share a determination for a more liberal and compassionate politics. Today, we have a membership of over 400 comms ...
Wed 24th
07:30
One in six parents say they have gone hungry to feed their children as food prices soar
Shocking poll finds some parents of young children have stopped buying both fruit and meat over the past year Parents far more likely than non-parents to have skipped meals and changed spending habits due to high food prices Ahead of new inflation figures to be released, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey calls for expansion of free school meals and more support for farmers A new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed parents with children under the age of 18 have been hardest hit by rising food prices. As a result of high food bills, a staggering one in ...
We have received complaints about the road surface within the "triangle" at the Scott Street entrance to Balgay Park, which is badly deteriorated. We raised this and the Roads Maintenance Partnership Manager has responded as follows : "I have visit the area personally and confirm that I was only able to identify a single actionable defect which was situated at the junction of Scott Street and Balgay Road. While the surface within this area is badly degraded and in need of a full reconstruction unfortunately due to the funding levels allocated to the Roads Maintenance Partnership and the low level ...
