Lib Dems: Bolster energy security to tackle "stubbornly high" inflation Ed Davey calls for public inquiry into Afghan data leak and unprecedented superinjunction Davey speech warns of Farage's plan to tie Britain to Putin's Russia Carmichael to lead parliamentary debate on Global Plastics Treaty Lib Dems: Bolster energy security to tackle "stubbornly high" inflation Responding to June's inflation figure of 3.6%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said: These stubbornly high inflation figures are hammering the pockets of households who are still struggling with a cost-of-living crisis that refuses to go away. The Conservatives' mismanagement of the economy led ...
Patients waiting up to a year for cancer treatment under SNP Wishart blasts Ministers for lack of action on air travel review Cole-Hamilton criticises SNP over new A&E and drugs reports MacDonald urges public to respond to Community Benefit energy consultation Patients waiting up to a year for cancer treatment under SNP Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said that the SNP government isn't giving people the best chance of surviving cancer as he revealed the longest waits for first treatment of cancer, with patients waiting up to a year. Scottish Liberal Democrats analysed waiting times from an ...
Adass survey should make Government "heed warning" they cannot fix the NHS without fixing social care Thames Water results: time for Governmentt to end "nightmare" and put Thames Water into Special Administration Ed Davey sets out plan to halve energy bills in a decade and takes on Farage's fossil fuel myths Afghan data breach: Government must confirm how many other MoD super injunctions exist Lib Dems on Reeves speech: "spaghetti junction of red tape" between country and continent Adass survey should make Government "heed warning" they cannot fix the NHS without fixing social care Responding to The Association of Directors ...
An entertaining video on the long and bohemian history of Eel Pie Island, which is to be found in the Thames between Twickenham and Ham. Henry VIII, Charles Dickens, The Rolling Stones and Trevor Baylis, inventor of the wind-up radio, all feature. h/t Richard James on Bluesky.
This was Ed Davey on BBC Breakfast this morning. His determination to attack Nigel Farage at every turn, and hang his admiration for Vladimir Putin around his neck in particular, is clear. Given that no one other party is prepared to have a go at Farage - the Conservatives agree with him, Labour is afraid its voters do - Ed is both performing a public service and exploiting a huge opportunity for the Liberal Democrats.
One of the best moments of any party conference is when we honour the people who have gone above and beyond the call of duty for the party. Party members are invited to nominate party colleagues for the following awards for this Autumn's conference in Bourmemouth by 11th August. The President's Award Eligibility: open to any Party Member elected to public office and who has demonstrated excellence and commitment, either in that role or both in that role and other roles for the party. Criteria: the winner will be recognised for outstanding commitment and service to the Party. Local, regional, ...
As Parliament approaches the summer recess, the government is pushing out announcements to set the agenda for the autumn. An 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill', 300 pages long, was published on July 10th, which according to the Local Government Association 'signals a significant shift of powers from Whitehall to local leaders - making it one of the biggest changes to local government in 50 years. It will have a profound impact on all tiers of local government'. The government is about to publish a White Paper on Election Regulation, in preparation for the Elections Bill it will bring forward ...
Sam Bright looks at new research that suggests effective attack lines to use against Reform UK: "Farage's shtick is to pose as a champion of the working man, fighting against out-of-touch elites and corrupt institutions. But this new research shows the importance of exposing Farage's foundational myth: namely, that Reform isn't a grassroots rebellion; it's a vehicle bankrolled by the financiers who crashed the economy in 2008 and the austerity-obsessed corporate vandals who have profited ever since." Like it or not, Britain's membership of the European Convention on Human Rights is going to be an issue at the next general ...
This afternoon, Ed Davey will give a major speech at the Institute for Public Policy Research in London. We're used to hearing from the right that our high energy prices are all to do with nasty net zero. Ed will tackle that nonsense As an alternative, he will set out a plan to dramatically slash bills for families and businesses still struggling through a cost-of-living crisis. He will call for "a Liberal Democrat energy policy in service of the British people, not a Nigel Farage energy policy in service of Vladimir Putin". He will set out a plan to break ...
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Report highlights women's experience of "abuse, exclusion and bias" in political parties
There is quite a sisterhood in politics, a solidarity between women that transcends party. One of the major drivers of that is that we all have to put up with the same crap within our parties. Whether its under-representation, barriers to approval and selection as candidates, being talked over or dismissed in meetings or having our experiences of sexist behaviour minimised when we call them out, our experiences are strikingly similar. And if you are poor, from an ethnic minority or disabled, the barriers you face increase. Scottish organisation Engender has laid that all out in a new report which ...
Devon Live reports: Phil Hutty has been reselected to fight for Torridge and Tavistock at the next general election, reigniting the Liberal Democrats ' bid to unseat long-standing Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Cox... In May's election Mr Cox won with 16,049 votes and 31.6% of the votes, with the Lib Dems in second with 12,099 votes and 23.8%. Elsewhere Labour had 21.8%, Reform had 18%, Green's on 4.6% and one Independent on 0.8%. On being selected, he said: It is a privilege to stand for an area whose spirit I know and appreciate so well. With the two main parties ...
The Guardian reports that personal information about more than 33,000 Afghans seeking relocation to the UK after the Taliban takeover was released in error by a defence official, with the Ministry of Defence trying for nearly two years to cover up the leak and its consequences. They add that fears that the individuals named would be at risk from reprisals from the Taliban led the previous government to set up a secret relocation scheme, the Afghan Response Route (ARR), involving 20,000 people at a cost in the order of £2bn. But the most astonishing thing about this whole story are ...
St Peter's Free Church is running its annual, free Holiday Bible Club again this summer. The club is for children from P1-S2 and runs every morning from Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August. An optional lunch is also available. The sign-up form is available at http://tiny.cc/Club-2025
