Alison's Monday Mail
Alison Bennett's Monday Mail: A Whirlwind Week
Alison reflects on a whirlwind week both locally, nationally and internationally
3 Mar 2025
Mid Sussex Liberal Democrats
Working hard for you all year round.
Local News
Mid Sussex Times
Voices of Reassurance: From Hospital Radio to National Defence
In her weekly column, Alison Bennett Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, reflects on a visit to our local hospital radio station, and current challenges to our national security.
27 Feb 2025
Alison's Monday Mail
What I really hope isn’t true
At the beginning of her book The Life of an MP, Jess Philips writes that when people ask her why she became an MP she has a number of different answers that are all equally true. She says the answer that she gives depends upon the circumstances...
24 Feb 2025
Mid Sussex Times
Kinship Carers Are Raising Our Children—It’s Time We Raised Our Support
In this weeks Mid Sussex Times, Alison Bennett MP talks about the challenges facing Kinship Carers, and the Liberal Democrats call for support alongside campaigners
20 Feb 2025
Alison's Monday Mail
Build, Baby, Build
The latest from Alison Bennett in her Monday Mail, including local issues, Ukraine and local elections
17 Feb 2025
Mid Sussex Times
Water Bills Soar and Elections Stall: Why Sussex Deserves Better
In her weekly column, Alison Bennett, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Sussex, discusses the alarming rise in water bills and the government's decision to delay county council elections, and why these decisions are a failure for Sussex residents.
13 Feb 2025
UK Lib Dem news
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
CM
by Calum Miller
15 Mar 2026
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026