Laws: Class sizes should be cut to 15
Liberal Democrat Shadow Schools Secretary, David Laws today called for a massive boost to education spending to allow class sizes to be cut from up to 30 pupils to 15 for all five to seven year olds.
6 Mar 2009
Liberal Democrat Shadow Schools Secretary, David Laws today called for a massive boost to education spending to allow class sizes to be cut from up to 30 pupils to 15 for all five to seven year olds.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats have revealed that the County Council's announcement of an extra £400,000 to mend Bedfordshire's crumbling streets does not include any funding at all for residential roads in Bedford and Kempston.
Local Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to listen to Doctors and abolish prescription charges in England.
A senior Liberal Democrat has hailed a U-turn by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett over council house rents as good news for Newcastle tenants.
The independent Audit Commission has rated Conservative-run Isle of Wight Council performance in 2008 as only 2 out of 4, and dropped their assessment of progress from "improving well" to just "improving adequately".
The Royal George, a local landmark and a much valued part of the community life in Brunton Park and North Gosforth for nearly 50 years, has now been demolished by its owner.