Chancellor cheats start-ups on £2.3bn research fund
The Chancellor’s announcement of £2.3bn extra for research and development is a con. Go to Source Author: read more
Liberal Democrats
Extra funding in Budget less than half what NHS needs
Philip Hammond has announced just £1.6bn of NHS funding for 2018-19, less than half the £4bn that NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens and leading think tanks have said is needed. Go to Source Author: read more
Hammond is conning the public on housing
Far from the £15 billion promised by the Chancellor, the real figure for housing is closer to a much reduced £6 billion over the next 5 years. Go to Source Author: read more
Hammond makes teachers and police £3,000 worse off
Liberal Democrat research based on OBR figures shows that: Go to Source Author: read more
Plastic waste charge is a victory for the Liberal Democrats
In today’s budget, Philip Hammond announced that he would consider charges on single-use plastic items to reduce waste. It comes following a Liberal Democrat campaign to introduce a charge on disposable coffee cups, to reduce the billions of cups thrown away … read more