True blue not green Tories in Calderdale
April 24, 2010 at 10:31 pm | Posted in Yorkshire and the Humber | Comments Off on True blue not green Tories in CalderdaleThe Tories say that they will,
But Tories in Calderdale decided to remove the council’s recycling contract from a local social enterprise who gave jobs to disadvantaged young people in favour of a multi-national company. The social enterprise used the money earned from the recycling to help disadvantaged people into employment.
Although the multi-national originally agreed to work with the local social enterprise, according to its chief executive, “things started to change”, shortly after the multi-national took over the contract.
This is an example of how the Tories are still true blue rather than green.
52 Tory-run councils have not signed up to free swimming
April 20, 2010 at 6:46 pm | Posted in London, Midlands, Nationwide, North East, North West, South East, South West, Yorkshire and the Humber | Comments Off on 52 Tory-run councils have not signed up to free swimmingTags: adur, arun, ashford, basildon, basingstoke, bournemouth, Bromley, chelmsford, christchurch, crawley, dacorum, dartford, Dogma driven, driven by dogma, east devon, east dorect, east northamptonshire, east riding, fareham, forest of dean, hambleton, harlow, harrogate, havant, hertsmere, horsham, ipswich, isle of wight, lichfield, maidstone, maldon, mendip, mid sussex, north hertfordshire, nuneaton, poole, rochford, rossendale, scarborough, sedgemoor, Sevenoaks, south northamptonshire, south oxfordshire, swale, tandridge, test valley, Tonbridge, torridge, trafford, tunbridge wells, weest somerset, west oxfordshire, westminster, weymouth, worthing
52 Tory-run councils have not signed up to the Government’s scheme to provide free swimming for children and pensioners.
As the Tory Leader of Southampton Council, Alec Samuels says:
“We do not in principle favour ‘free this and free that’, such as swimming or transport, school meals or computers or whatever it is.”
Conservative Councils are choosing not to provide services for dogmatic reasons.
Councils not taking part in the free swimming scheme as of 15 December 2009:
Adur
Arun
Ashford
Basildon
Basingstoke & Deane
Bournemouth
Bromley
Chelmsford
Christchurch
Crawley
Dacorum
Dartford
East Devon
East Dorset
East Northamptonshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
Fareham
Forest of Dean
Hambleton
Harlow
Harrogate
Havant
Hertsmere
Horsham
Ipswich
Isle of Wight
Lichfield
Maidstone
Maldon
Mendip
Mid Sussex
North Hertfordshire
Nuneaton & Bedworth
Poole
Rochford
Rossendale
Scarborough
Sedgemoor
Sevenoaks
South Northamptonshire
South Oxfordshire
Swale
Tandridge
Test Valley
Tonbridge & Malling
Torridge
Trafford
Tunbridge Wells
West Oxfordshire
West Somerset
Westminster
Weymouth & Portland
Worthing
Leeds council closes day centres
March 23, 2010 at 10:12 am | Posted in Yorkshire and the Humber | Comments Off on Leeds council closes day centresTags: cuts, day centre, Leeds, older people, Unfairness, voluntary sector
David Cameron says he wants to,
“Create a supportive funding environment for volunteer-based charities and community groups.”
Tory/Lib Dem-run Leeds City Council originally approved the closure of six day centres for older people after a proposal was tabled in July 2009.
Despite efforts to stop the closures and protests by experts, Leeds City Council is going ahead with the closure of three of these much-needed centres for the most vulnerable in the community.
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