Tim Farron: ‘My opposition to assisted dying is rooted in liberalism and Christianity’
The Terminally Ill Adults Bill has its second reading in the House of Lords today. I was devastated when it was passed by the House of Commons earlier this year. I’m not ashamed to say that my reaction is rooted in both my Christianity and my liberalism. Modern, John Stuart Mill liberals believe in individual […]
Environment secretary declares ‘era of profiting from failure is over’ after Thames Water fine
The environment secretary has declared that the “era of profiting from failure is over” after Thames Water was fined nearly £123 million by the regulator, Ofwat. The financial sanction follows two separate investigations that uncovered failures in its wastewater operations and breaches of rules relating to dividend payments. The penalty package includes a £104.5 million […]
Record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies since general election
A record 81 criminal investigations into water companies have been launched in England since the 2024 general election, representing a surge of 145 per cent. Labour is touting the new figures as evidence the party is “cleaning up the foul mess the Tories left behind.” In the July 2024-March 2025 period, the number of inspections […]
Tim Farron: ‘UK immigration policy still fails young people’
Chris-Ann, 28, is studying law and business and has ambitions to start her own business, but she knows — however sound her ideas — banks will be reluctant to give her a loan. Victory, 27, was offered her ‘dream job’ in marketing after four rounds of interviews and ‘an amazing presentation’, only to have the […]
Farmers to protest inheritance tax changes at ‘Pancake Day Rally’ as police warn of arrests
British farmers will descend on Westminster once more this week to protest against the government’s planned changes to inheritance tax (IHT). The government announced changes to agricultural inheritance tax in last year’s autumn budget, sparking fury among rural communities. Under the proposals outlined in the budget, there is to be a 20 per cent inheritance […]
Tim Farron: ‘America has left the room. It’s time to step up and lead’
Donald Trump’s decision to dismantle USAID and halt its £55bn of spending has far-reaching consequences. Vaccination programmes, clean water projects, food aid and humanitarian work have all been abruptly halted, causing distress to millions of vulnerable people around the globe. Refugee resettlement has also been badly hit. The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has […]
Tim Farron: ‘The migration debate lacks humanity and perspective — safe routes are the answer’
A million people are estimated to have been displaced from their homes in southern Lebanon since Israel’s air strikes began against Hezbollah. These include many Syrian refugees who had previously fled to Lebanon to escape civil war. And Iran’s missile attacks in retaliation is in turn forcing Israelis living near the border to flee to […]
Tim Farron: ‘Politicians cannot avoid responsibility for the polarisation of public discourse’
The UK today is a pluralist society where people of different backgrounds and beliefs generally co-exist well together. But the crisis in the Middle East is aggravating tensions, and there has been a rise in both antisemitism and Islamophobia. Ordinary Muslim people are being suspected of harbouring Islamic extremist views; whilst the actions of the […]
Tim Farron: ‘The Church must keep its doors open to asylum seekers who find Christ’
I’m sure you share my horror at the dreadful corrosive substance attack last week on a woman and her two young children. Our prayers remain with the three of them. Abdul Ezedi, an Afghan national, has been named as a suspect by the police. It’s since been revealed he was granted UK asylum on his […]
Tim Farron: ‘Suella Braverman’s shallow self-promotion is making Britain look ridiculous’
As Suella Braverman stands to address her party faithful in Manchester this week, she has serious questions to answer about the failures of the department she oversees. And yet last week, instead of working to fix the mess that is the UK asylum system, she jetted off to the US to peddle an isolationist and […]
