Tenants get protection to ask for problems to be fixed
'Revenge evictions' have finally been outlawed after a long and successful campaign by the Liberal Democrats.
LDPOALDC
2 Oct 2015
National News
While Russia launches airstrikes, Britain’s position on Syria remains an inglorious failure of diplomacy
So what next? We are not the movers of events, we are being moved by them. But there are, maybe, ways to wrest back some initiative Russia is giving us a masterclass on the penalties of a foreign policy based only on high explosive. We are picking up the tragic human costs of war in Syria, but are now almost powerless to stop the conflict, or influence it in any way. This week, Russian planes opened fire against opponents of Assad, having granted the US just an hour's notice of its intentions.
PA
2 Oct 2015
Lib Dems Supporting Witham's Real Ale Festival
Members of Braintree & Witham Liberal Democrats were pleased to be able to support Witham's recent 'Real Ale Festival' in...
2 Oct 2015
Newcastle biggest loser of green belt last year (an incredible 9%)
Almost 5,000 acres of land have been lost from the green belt in the past year, official figures show. But local newspapers don't seem to be reporting the story...
2 Oct 2015
Migration and the future of the EU
Bach's cantata "Brich den Hungrigen dein Brot" got the nickname "the refugee cantata" in 1732 when Protestant refugees fleeing a clampdown in Salzburg arrived in Leipzig. The title translates as "Bring the hungry your bread". It was to be taken literally. It's a reminder of how much forced migration has shaped European history. As an island, the UK has escaped the experiences of invasion and moving of borders which have shaped so much of the history of the European mainland - though I suspect that one of the things fuelling both pressure for Scottish independence and the Scottish affinity for the EU is their experience of domination from London.
MAPPCNWL
2 Oct 2015
East West Rail Progress as First Train Runs on New Bicester Chord
The first train on the line between Bicester and Oxford Parkway ran on 28 September 2015.
2 Oct 2015