Proposals make grim reading
Barnet's Conservative-run council has unveiled proposals for the future of the borough libraries. It makes for grim reading.
CJC
31 Oct 2015
National News
I gave up on our NHS’ says North Norfolk MP and former health minister Norman Lamb
North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb has experienced mental health issues on both a personal and professional level. He told investigations editor David Powles why he thinks our Mental Health Watch campaign is so vital. A personal experience When his son Archie, now 27, was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) 12 years ago, the North Norfolk MP witnessed the problems patients in Norfolk and Suffolk continue to face.
INLMP
31 Oct 2015
Britain’s dysfunctional housing market: a European comparison
Compared to European counterparts, Britain's housing market is a picture of market failure
TA
31 Oct 2015
Why we must stop the Tories hitting the most vulnerable
The Tory tax credit cuts will leave poor kids in low-paid jobs and could drive up poverty, writes Tim Farron Last week Liberal Democrat peers sent a clear signal to David Cameron and George Osborne: "think again on plans to slash tax credits."
TFMP
31 Oct 2015
Seven problems with the new Rugby Gyratory
Public opinion about the way the new gyratory operates is split between those who consider that traffic negotiates the new layout better than it negotiated the old layout and those who do not.
BL
31 Oct 2015
The Gyratory: Bill Lewis's challenge to Warwickshire County Council's highways planners
Which of the lanes in the above photograph is the A426 north to Elliott's Field and the M6 and which the A426 south to Dunchurch and on to the M45? Which is the A428 to Hillmorton and which the A428 to Lawford? Motorists vary in their interpretation of which lane they should be in leading to conflicting traffic movements and collisions. To where does the B4642 go? There are five road numbers and only four different digits which makes them all look the same.
31 Oct 2015