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Dramatic rise in plastic seabed litter around UK
Average of 358 items per square kilometre found in 2016, of which more than three-quarters were plastic
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Corbyn is wrong to state that education is not about personal advancement
Governments should empower individuals to lead fulfilling lives. This principle is a cornerstone of liberal ideology and nowhere is it more important than in education policy.
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More women in elected office will help tackle harassment and bad behaviour
Women have faced sexual exploitation and harassment since time immemorial. But today, something different is happening. Sex pests, gropers, untamed rapists, physical and mental abusers are being…
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Education sets people free, and knowledge is power
Liberal Democrat education spokesperson and new MP Layla Moran writes exclusively for Lib Dem Newswire about her approach to her brief.
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Meet Tim Pollard
<script> // </script> Tim is the Liberal Democrats Deputy Head of Insight, a key part of the team that keeps Connect (our voter database) running and provides analysis to…
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Jan Sobieraj: Our plan for Lincolnshire’s hospitals this winter
Each year we expect winter to be worse than previous years. In Lincolnshire our population is getting older and has greater healthcare needs. In preparation for winter all of our plans are geared up…
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Minster for Transport on how to make Lincolnshire roads safer
Professionals from across the policing and transport sector met in Lincolnshire today to discuss how they can make roads in the county safer.
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Stop hard Brexit - amend the bill
<script> // </script> In the next few weeks, MPs will be voting on amendments to the EU withdrawal bill. The Government's majority is wafer thin - and if MPs from all…
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Lincolnshire's coast and farms will sink with 3C of warming
As sea levels rise, the county's low-lying farm plains and coastline would flood, changing the entire shape of eastern England forever
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European nurses and midwives leaving UK in droves since Brexit vote
Denis Campbell Health policy editor Nursing and Midwifery Council says NHS faces staffing shortfall due to 'double whammy' of European and UK-trained medics leaving The number of nurses and…