| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The 2018 Conservative Manifesto for Hounslow | |
| Posted by: | Joseph Gerald Bourke | |
| Date/Time: | 27/04/18 17:50:00 |
| If the local labour executive has failed to claim millions of pounds worth of grants that were available to it, this is a serious case of maladministration that needs to be publically exposed and highlighted. Sam Hearn writes “The hard fact is that voting Labour (or Lib-Dem) on 3rd May will not end austerity.” He omits to note, however, that neither will voting for Conservative councillors end the squeeze on local government finances by a Conservative government bent on fostering a hostile environment for anyone audacious enough to ask for a helping hand when they need it. A recent survey, commissioned by former Conservative treasurer Lord Ashcroft, found that few voters in London believe the party’s claim that its councils can spend less but still provide high-quality local services. Only three in ten voters in the capital see the Conservatives as the party of low council tax. A mere 18% believe Tory-run boroughs deliver on the promise of lower bills and better services. I agree with Sam when he says “if ever there was time not to return yet another Labour councillor - that time is now. Currently 49 out of the 60 Hounslow councillors is Labour. We do not need any more.” Consequently, I am hopeful that Hounslow’s Liberal Democrats can begin to emulate the success of our colleagues in Kingston and neighbouring Richmond and Twickenham where they look set to recover a number of council seats and restore an ethos of public service to South-West London. |