21 March 2022
Today is World Poetry Day, a great time to celebrate an important form of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. So, to mark the day I thought I would share one of my favourites, along with a beautiful poem about our wonderful city.
20 March 2022
Liberal Democrat MP for Bath Wera Hobhouse has called for the scrapping of the regional differences in electricity and gas bills, which is seeing some households in Bath paying £109 more for their gas and electricity simply because they choose to live here.
16 March 2022
New figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that 23% of 11-year-old children have a reading age below 11. The research reveals that almost 167,960 11-year-olds across the country and 182 in Bath are below the standard reading age.
10 March 2022
Hundreds of residents of all ages turned out in the centre of Bath on Saturday March 5th for the peaceful “Stand with Ukraine” demonstration. Wera made a passionate speech at the powerful and emotional event.
9 March 2022
In support of International Women’s day, Wera Hobhouse MP has put forward a Private Members Bill on Rape Convictions. The Bill would establish an independent review of rape conviction rates and require the Secretary of State to act on the recomendations of the review.
3 March 2022
Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse MP has criticised the Government for rejecting plans to make misogyny a hate crime. Today, Conservative MPs voted against the law, which had been passed by the House of Lords last month.
2 March 2022
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to rethink the decision to uprate social security and pensions by just 3.1% - an increase which amounts to less than half of the expected increase to the cost of living.
25 February 2022
Local domestic abuse charity VOICES has been recognised for its outstanding contribution working to end violence against women and girls.
23 February 2022
The Liberal Democrats have warned that the scrapping of Covid lateral flow tests will slap Bath with a £8,373,556 “tax on caring,” with as many as 15,673 residents facing costs of over £500 a year to take regular tests and visit vulnerable relatives.
18 February 2022
Bath MP Wera Hobhouse has accused the Government of forgetting victims of fraud in the Avon and Somerset police area after senior Conservative Ministers overlooked fraud and computer misuse offences when making false claims on falling crime.
