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Lewisham Labour, defending services and democracy.
Lewisham Council set it's first full year budget since Labour's Landslide election victory last May. It keeps its Manifesto promises, defends critical services and local democracy, against Tory mandated cuts.
- Labour's Budget freezes the Council Tax, keeping its manifesto promises but reduces the expenditure in a number of areas in order to make a legal budget. The cuts are mandated by the Tory Government. Despite this, Labour continues to keep its election promises, a living wage for all staff and suppliers; the first new Council Houses for a generation and increased support for care workers. It set a legal budget to stop the ConDem government appointing Commissioners, as they did for SE London Health Trust. The people of Lewisham know what this means.
Just agreed #LewishamCouncil budget. We're doing our best in tough times. We need a new government. Make sure you have your say on 7th May
Pleased to announce we've frozen council tax next yr, helping people with the cost of living crisis #LewishamCouncil pic.twitter.com/nLPy5Tedfi
Fantastic and robust response regarding #LewishamCouncil budget We were elected to be brave & to do what is best for the welfare of Lewisham
#LewishamCouncil "Nobody in this Borough will not feel the affects of these cuts forced on us by this Tory/Liberal Gov't" says @kevinbonavia
@kevinbonavia says #LewishamCouncil were the first to pay the London Living Wage, and in spite of the cuts we will continue to do so...
Always love hearing @PaulJMas speak at #LewishamCouncil. A macro economic tour de force- #LewishamCouncil - because the Tory's Austerity plan is so messed up we have to make cuts of £93Million @PaulJMas
- #LewishamCouncil "A no cuts budget just isn't possible - the Tory's will send in commissioners and be savage" @Joe_Dromey
- #LewishamCouncil: "it is not just the squeeze middle but the crushed bottom that we have to protect" says @cllralanhall
- #LewishamCouncil still making a difference in tough times says @cllralanhall, on house building, living wage and support for care workers
- #LewishamCouncil: @cllralanhall points out how the vicious cuts by @GeorgeOsborne isn't due to austerity reasons but Tory ideology.
- Government elected in May must change course, or Councils will face unbearable funding pressures says @mayorbullock at #LewishamCouncil
- We've built 1st new council homes in a generation, approved plans for 200 more, & will build 500 by 2018 - @mayorbullock #LewishamCouncil
- Mayor of Lewisham @mayorbullock introducing the #LewishamCouncil budget. Find out more here http://www.lewishamlabour.com/news1/tough-decisions-for-the-council-as-coalition-cuts-hit-lewisham-hard …
Tough decisions for the Council as Coalition cuts hit Lewisham hardTomorrow evening (25th February), Lewisham Council will meet to agree the budget for 2015/16. With Coalition cuts hitting Lewisham hard, the Mayor and Councillors face some very tough decisions. The Coalition's vicious austerity has hit local government particularly hard.
The view from my #LewishamCouncil desk... @UKLabour want good citizens to stand & lead every community-find out more. pic.twitter.com/zcSScuE9uS
