Get Rich or Die Young
The recent BBC documentary "Get Rich or Die Young" did much to stimulate debate around health issues in Stockton on Tees.
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4 Aug 2018
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Congratulations to local organisation, FRADE
Huge congratulations to local charity FRADE from Stockton Liberal Democrats.
7 Jun 2018
MAY MUST ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT PEOPLE ACCESSING THEIR OWN HOME OFFICE DATA
Stockton Liberal Democrats spokesman, David Minchella, is very concerned about Theresa May's refusal to maintain people's access to their own data in the Home Office.
28 Apr 2018
Welcome moves from local MPs
Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham has resigned as Shadow Pensions minister in opposition to the Labour hierarchy's stance on Brexit and Britain's place in the Customs union. This along with Dr Paul Williams article in the New Statesman about how Brexit will negatively impact a struggling NHS shows the deep rift that is occurring in the parliamentary Labour Party regarding Brexit.
6 Jan 2018
STUDENTS TAKEN OUT OF IMMIGRATION CAP AT LAST
Stockton Liberal Democrats have welcome the Government proposal to at last drop students coming to study at accredited universities being part of the immigration target for the UK.
2 Jan 2018
Combating Loneliness
Last week Sense, a charity campaigning for disabled people, published a report entitled "Someone cares if I'm not there", looking at loneliness and disabled people. Sense is part of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness which is attempting to start a national conversation about a growing problem, not just for disabled people but across the spectrum. It has cross-party support and aims to bring about Jo's vision of a country where no-one needs to be alone unless they want to be. You can read a statement from its co-chairs here.
14 Dec 2017