In today's Daily Telegraph, Boris Johnson warns that, if the Chequers deal is accepted, Britain will be forced into 'Greek-style austerity'. I'd really like to know which Brexit scenario is...
Richmond says a resounding ‘Yes’ to a Peoples’s Vote
On Saturday Richmondshire LibDems supported North Yorkshire for Europe with their street survey. Thanks to Jane Parlour, Philip Wicks, Philip Knowles, Jo Foster, Mark Harrison...
Even more bad news about BoJo!
You may have seen the headlines about Boris Johnson's comments regarding women in burqas. He said that they looked like 'letter boxes' and 'bank robbers'. It's bad enough that a...
Richmondshire supports 1p on Income Tax to help The Friarage
A public meeting in Richmond Town Hall called by Richmondshire Liberal Democrats to discuss the NHS and the Lib Dem policy of a penny on income tax for the NHS voiced strong support for The...
The wheels fall off Theresa May’s customs plans – again!
As Theresa May zooms around Europe trying to pick up the pieces of her Chequers plan Michel Barnier has torpedoed her plans once again. Throwing back the Brexiteers' promises in their face he...
The future of the country
Young people are the future of our country. One thing that we should not stint on is education.
Today on the BBC website they are telling the story of a school in Wolverhampton. Budget cuts...
Top Tory warns ministers to unite or risk Corbyn government
There is an interesting story in The Observer. The head of the 1922 Committee has warned that, unless the Cabinet come together at Chequers this weekend, the Government may botch Brexit and bring...
East Coast Mainline woes
According to The Guardian, Chris Grayling is going to make an announcement shortly about the future of the East Coast Mainline rail franchise.
The two options he is considering are a...
960,000 students ask for a People’s Vote on Brexit
Almost 1M students are writing to their MPs demanding a say on the Brexit deal. 1.4 million 16-18 year olds weren't able to vote in the 2016 referendum and now they want their say.
New...
Wrong answer to the wrong question
Today the Government announced that they were giving £50M to grammar schools to expand provided that they provide fair access to 'disadvantaged pupils'.
Out of roughly 3000 state secondary...