Local MP Tim Farron has welcomed the news today that the Arts Council will be increasing its funding for Cumbria, saying it is a "well-deserved recognition of the hard work that has gone into making this area England's leading rural cultural destination."
Following the news that the government has scrapped its plans to bring back grammar schools, local MP Tim Farron has called on the government to go further and scrap its planned school cuts.
The watchdog needs teeth to ensure farmers get a fair deal, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron, as figures released this week by the government show that more than half of suppliers have faced problems in the last year.
Following the Conservatives' billion-pound deal with the DUP, South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has said that "If austerity is over, the government should tell our Head Teachers." This £1bn bung could have paid for an extra teacher in every secondary school in the UK for the next five years, research by the Lib Dems has revealed.
Today's Queen's Speech shows a slimmed-down government on the edge, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron, who says it provides no solutions to the biggest issues the country faces.
