Building Communities For The Many, Not The Few
Saffron Walden
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As famine sweeps Yemen, let's take a look at this car crash interview with Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski over his defence of British arms used in the commissioning of Saudi war crimes atrocities. youtube.com/watch?v=Gi5z4M5d…
Labour will rebuild our communities
- A new national bank to invest in local businesses and revive local communities
- The biggest house building programme in 30 years
- 10,000 extra police officers bringing security to your neighbourhood youtube.com/watch?v=bpCRQZiQ…
Local poverty rises under Tory austerity - 824 emergency food parcels were delivered in 2017/18, a staggering increase of 63% over the previous year. The main causes are the chaotic introduction of Tory universal credit, low wages and high cost of living
Mental health beds in #Essex have been slashed 38% since Tories came to power. This has a serious impact on families and the community. With local police numbers, @EssexPoliceUK is being put under strain as it copes with the impact of rising people in #mentalhealth crisis.
Wages need to rise far faster than 2.8% to overcome the effects of inflation and years of wage stagnation. In #Uttlesford, there has been a £1,091 cut in median wages after inflation between 2013 and 2017 with an real terms wage decline of 0.7% annually.
You can't trust the Lib Dems with the NHS. When the Lib Dems were supporting the Tories in the coalition government, the NHS saw the lowest annual increase in funding since it was formed. This is why the NHS is being driven to the brink of collapse.
TORIES ARE PUTTING LOCAL LIVES IN DANGER!
Waiting times at local A&E departments have soared since the Tories took power in 2010.
Tories are putting lives at risk with longer and longer waiting times at A&E. The NHS is not safe in Tory hands.
We believe Ms Badenoch should have the Conservative whip withdrawn while an investigation is undertaken. Furthermore, we request @SWTories condemn unequivocally any cyber attacks on other political parties. Ms Badenoch herself has called for tougher enforcement against cybercrime
Kemi Badenoch herself has been recently pressing in parliament for greater enforcement against cyber crime.
Heavily discounted right-to-buy means #Uttlesford is selling more council homes than it can build, while nearly 1,000 households languish on the waiting list. Even local Tory councillors are worried. Labour pledges to suspend right-to-buy and boost council housing.
Saffron Walden Labour councillor Arthur Coote takes @KemiBadenoch to task over free school meals and austerity as well as her accusations of "personal attacks" over her voting record.
Saffron Walden Labour schools spokesman Simon Trimnell said: "Kemi Badenoch has voted to remove free school meals eligibility for hundreds of children in the future Lots of children living in poverty will not have free school meals. Labour supports free school meals for all."
Daniel Brett, Saffron Walden Labour housing spokesman, said: “Uttlesford must be free to borrow money to build a new generation of council houses that are truly affordable, as recommended by the Treasury Select Committee." dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/p…
MP Kemi Badenoch stood on a manifesto to scrap free school meals for young schoolchildren. The 2017 Tory manifesto stated: We do not believe that giving school lunches to all children free of charge for the first three years of primary school ... is a sensible use of public money
Tories' "wall of silence" over Cllr Thom Goddard's court summonses over council tax arrears over three years. No answers from #Uttlesford leader Howard Rolfe. Source: Walden Local, 14 March 2018
