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Second homes – do we have a problem?
It's estimated that 3% of families have second homes. This would be some half a million properties across the UK.
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Channel 4 privatisation is "trashing a uniquely British legacy"
Responding to the news that the government is pressing ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4, Liberal Democrat Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Spokesperson Jamie Stone said:
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Ghost Flights petition
There are always plenty of petitions which are gathering signatures, but we feel that this one is particularly worthy of your attention: the campaign group Flight Free UK are running a petition to…
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Westbury Incinerator
This week we heard back from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, in response to our Liberal Democrat spokesperson, Ellen Nicholson request to call in the…
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Sewage stats: This is a national scandal
Responding to new data released this morning showing sewage was dumped into rivers 370,000 times last year, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
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Westbury Incinerator will get permit
The Environment Agency will give the go-ahead for the Northacre plant.
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Schools White Paper: Half-baked proposals miss the mark
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the Schools White Paper as "half-baked" as it launches today, saying they have "no ambition or imagination".
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Accredited Green Liberal Democrat Candidate
I am proud to announce that I am now an Accredited Green Liberal Democrat. In South West Wiltshire, we have an opportunity to act on climate change and biodiversity to build a Greener, Cleaner,…
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Mortgage borrowers face biggest rise in interest payments since financial crisis
OBR warns mortgage interest payments to surge by 42% this year, the biggest rise since 1989. Household debt servicing costs to rise from £55 billion to £83 billion over the next two years. Liberal…
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Rishi Sunak set for £5bn VAT windfall from fuel price rises as motorists treated “as cash cows”
The Treasury could cash in on up to £5 billion extra in VAT if fuel prices continue to climb, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. This would be double the estimated £2.5…