ECJ warning shows Government leaving judges in firing line on Brexit
Today Supreme Court President Lord Neuberger has warned that UK judges need more clarity over the role of the ECJ after Brexit - and he is right writes Tom Brake MP.
8 Aug 2017
National News
Brexit: what the hell happens now?
Journalist Ian Dunt has become somewhat of a favourite of pro-Europeans with his acerbic journalism on the failings of the government's approach to Brexit. His book, Brexit: what the hell happens now?, looks at what happens next, as Ian Dunt explains for Lib Dem Newswire readers: Wherever you looked, Brexit broke something. It broke the political consensus on things we never thought we'd challenge, like the dominance of the financial sector or the acceptance of social liberalism. It broke us off from our largest trading partner. And it even broke many families apart. But one of the most significant breaks was with our sense of reason.
8 Aug 2017
Hope for shorter driving test waiting times at Trowbridge and Westbury
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the government agency responsible for delivering driving tests, has announced a full review into driver testing provision for Trowbridge and Westbury Driving Test Centres (DTCs) and their surrounding areas.
8 Aug 2017
Basic Rental Income- a new twist on Universal Income
ALTER is supportive of universal income, but recognizes the danger that any such money would be captured by increased rents. Universal Income cannot work without a mechanism to recapture the economic rent from land owership. A new spin on this idea, "Basic Rental Income", is described in a recent Libdem Voice article by our chairman Joe Bourke.
7 Aug 2017
In the Nick of time - the Grid Fairy got 4 critical grids cleared before the rain fell in earnest!
Dacorum Borough Council does a really poor job in Tring of sweeping up soil, grit and litter from the gutters. These should be kept clean, clear and free-running, but because of neglect litter, grit and mud get washed along to cover over the grids at the top of the gulleys. This causes flooding, which is particularly bad at the top of Akeman Street by the Museum. It can spread right across the road and once or twice the run-off down Akeman Street even got as far as flooding the cellar of a house. Fortunately the Grid Fairy was out and about the other evening and got the two critical grids by the Museum uncovered just before the next downpour. The pictures show the result of this timely work - the Grid Fairy can't be actually seen 'cos it's invisible. But it was there, I assure you! Other critical spots cleared were in Bottom House Lane, Crawleys Hill and Hamberlins Lane.
7 Aug 2017
In the Nick of time - the Grid Fairy got 4 critical grids cleared before the rain fell in earnest!
Dacorum Borough Council does a really poor job in Tring of sweeping up soil, grit and litter from the gutters. These should be kept clean, clear and free-running, but because of neglect litter, grit and mud get washed along to cover over the grids at the top of the gulleys. This causes flooding, which is particularly bad at the top of Akeman Street by the Museum. It can spread right across the road and once or twice the run-off down Akeman Street even got as far as flooding the cellar of a house. Fortunately the Grid Fairy was out and about the other evening and got the two critical grids by the Museum uncovered just before the next downpour. The pictures show the result of this timely work - the Grid Fairy can't be actually seen 'cos it's invisible. But it was there, I assure you! Other critical spots cleared were in Bottom House Lane, Crawleys Hill and Hamberlins Lane.
7 Aug 2017