Four in five NHS trusts missing cancer target as Lib Dems call for health service to be number one priority at the Budget Cole-Hamilton files parliamentary motion on antisocial behaviour Rennie comments as metal tycoon faces prosecution over accounts Cole-Hamilton raises ADHD waits with First Minister Rennie responds to Audit Scotland report Four in five NHS trusts missing cancer target as Lib Dems call for health service to be number one priority at the Budget Responding to the latest NHS data which shows that 123 NHS Trusts, 82.5%, missed their cancer waiting time target in August of treating 85% of ...
The Tory Reform Group (TRG) issued a statement today saying it will not be backing either of the candidates for Conservative leader being put to party members in a ballot. I don't know how unusual this is for the TRG, but their statement is strongly worded: As the home of One Nation Conservatism since 1975, the TRG is committed to being radically moderate, values-driven, and focused on the future. Throughout the contest, we have sought to engage extensively with all the leadership campaigns in order to understand the views and approaches of the candidates. Unfortunately, we have been consistently disappointed ...
Roz Savage, the Liberal Democrat MP for South Cotswolds, has chosen the Climate and Nature Bill as her private member's bill. She finished third in the recent ballot for these bills, meaning she has a realistic chance of getting legislation on to the statute book. If passed, reports the Independent, the Bill would compel the government to adopt climate and nature targets, including "limiting the global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared with pre-industrial levels". Ministers would also have to draw up a strategy with yearly targets in a bid to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, halt oil and ...
She manifested in my world – or I in hers – or both at once. I was dazzled by her presence; caught rising upright in her arms But Freyja was not Scandi-noir: pale blonde (with slightly darker roots), her eyes were bolder blue than I had dared expect; her scent evoked my youth's intense desires We shared the stems which regrow fresh each day within the tree of life, so I could kneel and feast on her as she feasted and knelt in turn Her voice, as deep as mine, fired arrows through the void between two passing strangers' lives; ...
Where do all those young right-wing media commentators spring from? Olly Haynes exposes the talent agencies funded by American fossil fuel billionaires. Joe Ware on the campaign by Chris Packham and other celebrities who have challenged the Church Commissioners to rewild 30 per cent of their estate to "give British wildlife the salvation that it desperately needs". Rebecca Jennings says that whether you want to be a published author or professional artist, you have to market yourself of social media: "Self-promotion sucks. It is actually very boring and not that fun to produce TikTok videos or to learn email marketing ...
Christine Jardine, who is our Women and Equalities spokesperson, will be bringing a consultation paper to Spring Conference on LGBT+ policy. This post is on the Lib Dem website. Social justice is at the heart of everything we believe in as Liberal Democrats. Not just social justice for some, but for everyone. That is why we work so hard to ensure that we can deliver positive change for our often victimised and vulnerable LGBT+ community. From Ed Davey moving the repeal of the abhorrent Section 28, to the tireless work of Liberal Democrat ministers like Lynne Featherstone in getting the ...
If you only read Conservative media you may mistakenly believe that the new Labour government was able to negotiate the handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in just a few weeks. An agreement like this should have taken about two years to complete. Well, it turns out the negotiations did take about two years. Hang on. Does this mean that David Lammy and the fictitious Deep State went behind the Conservative government's backs and negotiated on behalf of the UK? No. It was the Conservative government that began the negotiations, worked with Mauritius on the deal and finalised the ...
Age UK report: WFP cut will be a "crushing blow" for most vulnerable Over 3 in 10 less likely to vote for Conservatives over leadership candidate out of touch views Conservative leadership election: If this were an interview process they would've put the job advert up again Age UK report: WFP cut will be a "crushing blow" for most vulnerable Responding to the Age UK report which shows that four in five pensioners living below or just above the poverty line will lose the Winter Fuel Payment as a result of the government's cuts, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson ...
With the schools closed for the October holidays, Michael's usual weekly ward surgeries do not recommence until after the school holidays. However, we can still be contacted on any local issues or concerns - just e-mail westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk - many thanks!
