Lib Dems Autumn Conference Agenda
Lib Dems Brighton Conference - Demand Better Saturday 15th to Tuesday 18th September 2018 - Brighton Centre
15 Aug 2018
News
Only a third of plastic used by households is able to be recycled
Manufacturers must scrap the "smorgasbord" of plastics which are used in packaging for key foods so that councils can reduce waste sent to landfill and increase recycling, Lib Dems are warning. Analysis from the Local Government Association suggests that only a third of plastic used by households is able to be recycled. It found 525,000 tonnes of plastic pots, tubs and trays are used by households a year but just 169,145 tonnes of this waste is able to be recycled.
14 Aug 2018
Suffolk Police would gain an extra £2.5m under the Lib Dems
Lib Dems would put an extra £300m into policing in the UK Suffolk Police would be set to gain £2,540.00 per year under the Lib Dems
9 Aug 2018
Rise in food for children is behind increased foodbank need during holidays
An increase in demand for emergency food for children drove increased foodbank need during the summer holidays last year. New data published by anti-poverty charity The Trussell Trust shows today.
8 Aug 2018
Life expectancy for the average person in Britain is worse than anything seen since the early 1890s
The slowdown in life expectancy for the average person in Britain is worse than anything seen since the early 1890s, and no other country in Europe has experienced as rapid a slowdown as the UK - and no one really knows why...
31 Jul 2018
Rural communities face a post-Brexit 'perfect storm'
Councils warn rural communities face a post-Brexit 'perfect storm
30 Jul 2018