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Council Staff Deserve Better
- November 14, 2012
- Posted by: lab2016admingroupwebsite1user
- Category: Leader's Blog
No CommentsThe Leader of the council and his cabinet love to drone on about how they put residents first, but as we see in so many areas of the council the needs of the residents come way down the list after budget savings, efficiencies and cuts. In true Tory style this conservative controlled council knows the
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Tory Cuts to Council Tax Benefit
- October 17, 2012
- Posted by: lab2016admingroupwebsite1user
- Category: Leader's Blog
The Tory led coalition government have abolished Council Tax Benefit and now local councils have to draw up their own scheme of council tax support. This comes with an inbuilt cut of around 20% meaning that hard working low paid workers now face a council tax increase. Pensioner households are protected from these changes and
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Lake Farm – Latest Cynical Move by The Tory Cabinet
- September 19, 2012
- Posted by: lab2016admingroupwebsite1user
- Category: Leader's Blog
The Labour group moved a motion at full council on Thursday 6th September, asking the cabinet to reconsider their proposals to build a new school on Lake Farm Country Park. The Conservatives voted through a last minute amendment, calling for the Labour Group to submit a list of alternative sites that the cabinet would then distribute
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Press Release – Labour Group Response To Amended Motion on Lake Farm
- September 10, 2012
- Posted by: lab2016admingroupwebsite1user
- Category: Latest News
In response to the amended motion that the Conservative group voted through full council on 6th September 2012, Hillingdon Labour group considers this to be nothing more than a cynical attempt to create divisions within the local community, thus taking the focus off the real issue of the ruling Conservative group building on green belt land, without any
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Tories Put Bookies Before Residents
- July 18, 2012
- Posted by: lab2016admingroupwebsite1user
- Category: Leader's Blog
Once again, the Tory group in Hillingdon has proved that their marketing strap line of “Putting residents first” is precisely that, a marketing strapline, and one with absolutely no substance. At the full Council meeting on Thursday 5th July the Labour group tabled two motions, one asking the Cabinet to reconsider their decision to close