Cole-Hamilton meets anti-sewage campaigners as he reveals Scotland's worst affected rivers Equivalent of more than 1 in 7 Scots are on a waiting list Cole-Hamilton: Urgent action needed on A&E waiting times Cole-Hamilton meets anti-sewage campaigners as he reveals Scotland's worst affected rivers Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today met anti-sewage campaigners in Edinburgh as the party published new analysis which reveals the worst rivers in Scotland for sewage dumping. Sewage was dumped into Scotland's rivers for a shocking 183,832 hours last year, with 16,010 sewage spills in total. This is equivalent to an average of over 44 sewage ...
Triple Lock Plus promise is "empty" as Conservatives accused of "hypocrisy" Lib Dems call for community environmental experts to sit on water company boards Apprenticeships: treatment of apprentices as second-class workers will only continue under the Conservatives Triple Lock Plus promise is "empty" as Conservatives accused of "hypocrisy" Responding to Mel Stride's morning round, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said: The sheer hypocrisy of the Conservatives to claim they are on the side of pensioners is laughable at best and dishonest at worst. Our nation's pensioners have been clobbered by stealth taxes, and failed on social care – ...
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For the first time in 37 years a new parliament will meet without a member of the cast of The Railwa...
Whatever happens in the general election, the new parliament will be the first without a member of the cast of The Railway Children for 37 years. For an explanation, listen carefully to Bernard Cribbins in the film's most famous scene. I hope I cut that short in time. I didn't? I'm sorry. Please help yourself to a tissue. What I hope you heard was Bernard Cribbins saying "Right away, Mr Cryer" as he dispatched the train. Mr Cryer was Bob Cryer, a moving force behind the preservation of the Keighley and Worth Valley line. He was also instrumental in convincing ...
First past the post means that what really matters for electoral seats is getting over the winning line in the most winnable seats.
Welcome news from Hinckley and Bosworth Council and Liberal Democrat candidate Michael Mullaney.
Good news from Leicestershire this morning. Charlotte Green, leader of the Labour group on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and the only Labour councillor in the new Hinckley and Bosworth constituency, has joined the Liberal Democrats. The Lib Dem candidate for Hinckley and Bosworth is Michael Mullaney. Announcing the news on Twitter, he said Charlotte knows only the Lib Dems can beat the Tories there, so she urges Labour supporters to vote tactically to get the Tories out.
Desperate. The only word I can think of to describe this faltering, backfiring, sinking ship of a government. Oh wait, no, I accidently came up with four others. Not hard, I guess. The Tories have, in the days since the announcement of the election, made some characteristically random and seemingly unfunded commitments for the sole objective of scraping up whatever support they have left. First, the announcement of national service, mandatory for all 18 year olds if they win. Thankfully, the government will give these young adults a choice: one year of military service or 25 days of community volunteering. ...
Sunak's Triple Lock Plus would be wiped out by £1,000 stealth tax on pensioners Briefing: Five ways the Conservative Party has betrayed pensioners Sunak's Triple Lock Plus would be wiped out by £1,000 stealth tax on pensioners Responding to the Conservative Party's announcement on a "Triple Lock Plus" for pensioners, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said: Rishi Sunak's stealth tax hikes will blow a £1,000 hole in pensioners' pockets by 2027, over four times more than what he is giving back with this meagre announcement. The Conservative Party has hammered pensioners with years of unfair tax hikes and ...
Fraser's weekly ward surgeries take place later today and every Tuesday during school term time. They are as follows : Tuesdays at 5pm prompt - Blackness Library Tuesdays at 5.45pm prompt - Ancrum Road Primary School All residents welcome - no appointment necessary.
