Tuesday 5 April 2011

Protecting those we serve

With the coalition government's cuts, Brent council has to make savings of £104m over the next four years, which means budget cuts right across the board. Brent's Labour councillors however, are determined to cater for the needs of our community members. 

Worthy of note is that the Tory-Lib Dem cuts will hit the more deprived areas like Brent hardest. Speaking off which, almost £100 a head will be taken from everyone in the borough. Shameful indeed, considering more wealthy areas like West Oxfordshire will be better off. It is this ideological attack on Labour-run boroughs that feeds the relentless effort of Labour councillors to shield our constituents in every way we can, social standing irrespective.

From Kilburn to Barnhill, Queensbury to Stonebridge, we are out everyday door knocking, taking on residents' concerns and working tirelessly towards lessening the impact of this harsh reality on members of our wider community. Today I met a lady in Kilburn who told me she has never supported any political parties, but that life under this Conservative-Liberal Democrat government is much worse than anything she could have had nightmares about under a Labour one. Bitter-sweet but starkly telling of the amount of support our people need, support we are committed to providing.

Through the deep and muddy waters of the central government's Comprehensive Spending Review, we did protect Sure Start Centres, services for the elderly and vulnerable, advice centres and more. We will improve library services and accommodate the need for more school places, we have begun and will continue to regenerate the most deprived areas of the borough including South Kilburn. But most importantly, we are all in this together and thus shall stand united with all our residents in fighting this heavily imbalanced "deficit reduction strategy," we will protect those we serve.

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