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 Local NHS Investment |
Last night I attended the “Save Cossham Hospital Group”. The group overwhelmingly agreed to change its’ name simply to the “Cossham Hospital Group”. This is because £19 million ...
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| Coniston Road, Patchway update |
Following a well formed local campaign the application to build on a car park to the rear of Coniston Road has been rejected by the Secretary of State, (See previous article). Filton and Bradley...
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| David Cameron- are you thinking what we're thinking? |
It was only a matter of time before the world started to see David Cameron for what he really is- Johan Hari from the Independent has written an excellent article discussing the real David Camero...
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| Cameron would repeat mistakes of the past - Cooper |
Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury, launching a Labour analysis of Cameron's do nothing approach to the global economic challenges, said today: "David Cameron is making empty promises to hide the fact that the Conservatives would do nothing to help the British economy, and once again would turn their backs on the British people in difficult times. "The cruelest of his empty promises is a loans scheme to business when he also rules out providing the money to fund it. "The fact is every economy in the world will face real challenges in 2009. That's why it's so important to provide British families and businesses with real help to get through the downturn sooner and stronger. "Labour is determined to provide real help - including the VAT cut which will save households on average £275 a year, and £60 for every pensioner this month -- all opposed by David Cameron. "David Cameron talks about the 1970s. The truth is the Conservatives are returning to the worst of Thatcherism in the early eighties with no support for jobs or the economy and cuts in public services as well. "The Conservatives are repeating their mistakes of the past: if a timely fiscal stimulus of similar scale had been applied at the beginning of the 1990s recession, around 300,000 fewer jobs might not have been lost."...
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| State Pension 100 years Old |
Labour Ministers have marked the one hundredth birthday of the state pension – received by over 12 million people across the country. Today the Basic State Pension is worth around four times more than the amount received in 1909. Help with fuel, Council Tax and rent plus the one-off payment of £60 on top of the regular £10 Christmas payment bonus boosts it further. Labour’s Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, James Purnell, said: "It is incredible to think that one in four babies born today could live to 100. Things have come a long way since 1909. People live longer and want more from later life. These days people can spend a quarter of a century getting their State Pension." "As the State Pension moves into its second century we are committed to ensuring that pensioners receive the help they need. Which is why, alongside the State Pension and Pension Credit, this winter pensioners will receive additional support through their Winter Fuel Payment and an extra £60 bonus." Labour’s Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society, Rosie Winterton, added: "Today we salute the first pension pioneers who fought to provide security for people in old age. 100 years on the State Pension continues to be a foundation of support for people as they retire and we have taken steps now to ensure this will be the case for years to come."...
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| A stronger voice on local policing for every community |
Labour’s Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has congratulated all 43 police forces for delivering the Policing Pledge for every community across England and Wales. The Pledge, which sets out what the public can expect from the police, gives local people a better say over how their communities are policed and the opportunity to hold the police to account - to ensure they are getting the service they want. The national Policing Pledge gives the public a clear minimum standard of service, including: * contact telephone numbers and maximum response times to emergency, urgent or priority calls. * regular surgeries and meetings between the local police and the community. * local crime information including what has happened to those brought to justice in your neighbourhood * neighbourhood policing teams will spend at least 80 per cent of their time visibly working on behalf of the public in their neighbourhood. * in addition to the national standard every neighbourhood will have a local pledge by which to hold their local teams to account The Policing Pledge is one part of a package of radical reforms set out in the Policing Green Paper earlier this year to build on achievements, like the 40 per cent reduction in crime since 1997. Labour’s Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, said: "The public are our strongest weapon in tackling crime and the Policing Pledge is a clear deal on what you can expect from the police. I passionately believe that building confidence by giving you more local crime information,...
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| Labour challenges David Cameron's 'do nothing' approach |
Labour Ministers today wrote to Conservative Shadow Cabinet members, challenging them to reveal if they support David Cameron's cuts to key investment projects that Labour has brought forward to help Britain through the current economic downturn. £800 million investment in schools and £100 million of improvements in GP surgeries are among the projects that will Labour is bringing forward to help stimulate the economy and improve services. David Cameron has made clear he opposes Labour's economic stimulus and the Conservatives have voted against the government's Pre-Budget Report that introduced the measures. Liam Byrne, Labour's Cabinet Office Minister, said: "The Tory opposition to the Pre-Budget Report has exposed two key strategic weaknesses in the Conservative position in 2009: not just that they would do nothing now to help families and business through the downturn, but that critically they oppose the action we need to take to get Britain ready for the upturn. Families and businesses want real help now and real hope for the future. The Tories are offering neither. The consequence of their inaction would be a repeat of the past: a longer, deeper recession, with homes and jobs needlessly lost. "If shadow ministers don't want to see their party abandon Labour's plans to speed up investment in key areas like primary schools, GP surgeries, and affordable housing, they need to speak out now against their leader's opposition to the Government's plan to stimulate the economy to get us out of the downturn faster."...
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