INVESTIGATION REVEALS LIVERPOOL COUNCIL LOST £154,000 TO FRAUD
New FOI data reveals over £154,000 has been lost to fraud and financial errors under Labour's watch - with nearly a third of cases never referred to the police!
24 Mar 2026
National News
Orcadian Column
Orcadian Column, 26/3/2026
Outside parliament last Tuesday morning, under the watchful gaze of a bank of TV cameras and journalists jostling for position, Tracy Churcher gave me a big hug, wished me luck before heading off with her daughter to catch a train home.
24 Mar 2026
Cole-Hamilton responds to embargoed A&E analysis
Responding to new analysis from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, which reveals that it could take more than 200 years to reduce the number of people waiting 12 hours or more at A&Es, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
24 Mar 2026
Wakefield Lib Dems call in Ridings demolition decision
Wakefield Lib Dem councillors bring the decision to knock down the Ridings shopping centre to scrutiny committee
23 Mar 2026
Knottingley and Ferrybridge
Lib Dems challenge Vico Homes over Care Link service
Council agrees Wakefield Lib Dem motion to stop withdrawal of Care Link service
23 Mar 2026
Roadmaster vehicles tackling potholes on Shropshire's rural roads
Lib Dem-run Shropshire Council is stepping up its efforts to fix the county’s roads over the next few weeks using two Roadmaster vehicles that can repair most potholes in under an hour.
23 Mar 2026