National Policy

May 8, 2017

Lib Dems commit to fund the NHS and social care

The Liberal Democrats have announced they would plug funding gaps for the NHS and social care by putting a penny on income tax, in their first major manifesto commitment of the election campaign. The tax would raise an additional £18m for West Cheshire CCG, with £12m going to the NHS and £6m to

The Magic Autumn Statement (or so George Osborne would have us believe)

Last week the Chancellor gave his autumn statement to the House of Commons. At first this all appeared as though George Osborne was pulling rabbits out if his red box, just like magician does from his hat. However like all magicians this was simply a smoke and mirrors trick designed to distract

Save our Homes

Yesterday Morning, the first Liberal Democrat Party Political Broadcast by Tim Farron was released. It focuses on the crisis that exists around housing and the Liberal Democrats commitment to make this a priority by committing to build 300,000 new homes a year. But also to ensure this issue is

Housing – Right to Buy and Housing Benefit cuts will entrench inequality

Today’s budget added the removal of housing benefit from under-21s to worrying recent developments in Tory housing policy. The new ‘Right to Buy’ is already asset-stripping housing association houses without properly providing replacements, entrenching inequality in the housing market even

Student Maintenance Grants – Now becoming repayable loans

This was a plan that was first proposed a few years ago, and blocked by Liberal Democrats in government at the time. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will now have to repay the money that they receive for their maintenance. Support for maintenance grants were one of two key protections

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