Lord Don Foster and local Liberal Democrats visit the Port of Felixstowe on a fact-finding tour
Today, as the UK considers its future trading relationships with Europe and the rest of the world, the Liberal Democrats' new...
12 Dec 2016
National News
Farron announces Christmas Card winners
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has congratulated two local pupils who have won his 2016 Christmas Card competition, and whose designs will feature on the cards he sends this year.
12 Dec 2016
Social care needs government funding - Farron
The local NHS lost almost 900 days in October because of the crisis in social care system causing 'bed-blocking'. South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has called on the government to front-up and address the funding crisis in social care, rather than just passing the buck to councils.
12 Dec 2016
Wiltshire Police get a 'good' for efficiency
An inspection by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, part of the army of civil servants who spend their time telling people how to do their jobs, has given the force a 'Good' rating.
12 Dec 2016
Special Needs Education in Surrey slammed by Ofsted and CQC
It will come as no surprise to head teachers and many parents that provision for children with Special Educational Needs (SEND) in Surrey has been heavily criticised by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.
12 Dec 2016
Lib Dems must learn lesson of Iraq when it comes to Brexit campaigning
Liberal Democrats pull off shock by-election victory on a massive swing in a London Parliamentary by-election dominated by foreign policy issues. All sounds rather familiar… for what was Sarah Olney, Richmond Park and Brexit in 2016 has echoes of Sarah Teather, Brent and Iraq in 2003. In that parallel are some important lessons for the Liberal Democrats, because taking the long view back over the first decade of this century it is hard to see what the eventual electoral benefit was to the party of its distinctive and popular position on Iraq.
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12 Dec 2016