Thursday 14 April 2016

No Brent councillors sign anti-austerity anti-funding cuts statement

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Almost 150 Councillors from across the country have signed a letter slamming the Government for massive funding cuts and and will be joining the tens of thousand of people who will be marching in London for the People’s Assembly ‘Health, Homes, Jobs and Education’ demo on Saturday April 16th.

Although councillors from neighbouring Harrow and Camden have signed thare are none from Brent.
 
The letter followed George Osborne’s ill-fated budget which piled on more misery for millions as the Government laid out plans to cut support for disabled people while offering tax breaks for big business and the wealthy.

With an extra £3.5 billion axed from public spending, Local Authorities are among those that will be bearing the brunt of the failed Tory austerity agenda.

People’s Assembly National Secretary Sam Fairbairn said:

The Tories are increasingly out of touch with the reality of life for most people. Every time they say ‘we all in it together’ it’s another slap round the face of millions of people. The revelations that have unfolded with the ‘Panama Papers’ show the super-rich hiding their wealth in tax havens on an industrial scale. This means they avoid taxes that would pay for all the social benefits that are currently under attack and people are understandably angry. We’re now seeing the potential for big unrest across the country and it wont be long until this government face a movement for change they can’t control.
This is why we believe that the demonstration for ‘Health, Homes, Jobs and Education’ in London on April 16th will be significant as the anti-austerity movement and opposition to Tory cuts grows and thousands take to the streets. We call for Cameron to resign and for the Tories to be booted out of office
The letter reads:

As Councillors we believe this Tory Government’s ideological opposition to public services lies behind the deliberate underfunding of Local Authorities.

Councils have faced unprecedented cuts; Local Authority grants in England have been slashed, with £12.5 billion of cuts and half a million Council workers losing their jobs since 2010. Osborne has forced through 40% cuts to Council budgets meaning that local authorities face the reality of cutting frontline services including Adult Social Care and Children’s Services, leaving those that rely on them at risk.

We believe that austerity is a political choice. We oppose all cuts from Westminster and believe Osborne’s plans for Local Government will only make a bad situation worse.

We call on the government to reverse cuts to council funding so we are able to provide essential services our communities rely on. Furthermore we call for an end to austerity that is seeing living standards for the majority fall. This is why we also support the national march for Health, Homes, Jobs & Education on Saturday 16 April 2016 in London organised by the People’s Assembly.

If you are a councillor and wish to add your name, please go to www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk



Cllr Aaron Shotton
Flintshire County Council
Labour
Cllr Abi Mills
Lancaster
Green
Cllr Alan Gosling
Rotherham Borough Council
Labour
Cllr Alan McGuckin
Cumbria County Council
Labour
Cllr Alex Phillips
Brighton & Hove City Council
Green
Cllr Alice Grice
Nottinghamshire County Council
Labour
Cllr Amanda Brown
Ashfield District Council
Labour
Cllr Amanda Cartwright
Kidsgrove Town Council
Labour
Cllr Andrew Austin
Louth Town Council
Labour
Cllr Andrew Boswell
Norfolk County Council
Green
Cllr Andrew Cooper
Kirklees Council
Green
Cllr Andy Hannan
Devon County Council
Labour
Cllr Anna Key
Liverpool
Green
Cllr Anna McMullen
Bristol City Council
Green
Cllr Bob Price
Sunderland
Labour
Cllr Brian Grocock
Nottingham city council
Labour
Cllr Brian Steele
Rotherham MBC
Labour
Cllr Bryn Truscott
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Green
Cllr Carla Denyer
Bristol City Council
Green
Cllr Carole Jones
Nottingham City
Labour
Cllr Carolyn Thomas
Flintshire County Council
Labour
Cllr Charlie Bolton
Bristol
Green
Cllr Chris Furlong
Rochdale
Labour
Cllr Chris McFarling
Forest of Dean District Council
Green
Cllr Chris Spence
Silverdale Parish Council
Labour
Cllr Chrissie Rumsby
Norfolk County Council
Labour
Cllr Craig Simmons
Oxford City Council
Green
Cllr Dani Glazzard
Bristol City Council
Green
Cllr Daniella Radice
Bristol City Council
green
Cllr David Evans
Flintshire County Council
Labour
Cllr David Gibson
Brighton and Hove City Council
Green
Cllr David Healey
Flintshire
Labour
Cllr David Raby
Norwich City Council
Green
Cllr David Roney
Flintshire County Council
Independent
Cllr David Stockdale
Newcastle City Council
Labour
Cllr Dean Collins
Derbyshire County Council
Labour
Cllr Denise Carlo
City of Norwich
Green
Cllr Denise Elliott
RMBC
Labour
Cllr Dick Page
Brighton & Hove City Council
Green
Cllr Donald Davies
North Somerset
Independent
Cllr Douglas Beattie
London Borough of Camden
Labour
Cllr Dr Tim Jones
Norwich City Council
Green
Cllr Elizabeth Morgan
Norfolk County Council
Green
Cllr Emma Corlett
Norfolk County
Labour
Cllr Gary Johnston
Caerphilly
Labour
Cllr Gavin Lloyd
Coventry
Labour
Cllr Gerri Bird
Cambridge
Labour
Cllr Ginny Klein
Nottingham
Labour
Cllr Gloria Tanner
Swansea City & County
Labour
Cllr Graham Chapman
Nottingham City
Labour
Cllr Gus Hoyt
Bristol City Council
Green
Cllr James “Bert” Bremner
Norfolk County Council
Labour
Cllr James “Bert” Bremner
Norwich City Council
Labour
Cllr James Doyle
Worthing Borough
Green
Cllr Jennifer Rowlands
Luton Borough Council
Labour
Cllr Jim Creamer
Nottinghamshire county Council
Labour
Cllr John Coughlin
London Borough of Lewisham
Green
Cllr John Dickinson
Chesterfield Borough Council
Labour
Cllr John Marjoram
Stroud Distrist
Green
Cllr John Wilkinson
Nottinghamshire County Council
labour
Cllr Jonathan Essex
Redhill East
Green
Cllr Jonathan Perkin
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Independant
Cllr Joshua Booth
Warrington
Labour
Cllr Julian Roskams
Malvern Hills District Council
Green
Cllr Julie Brociek-Coulton
Norwich City Council
Labour
Cllr Julie Reid
Manchester City Council
Labour
Cllr Karen Allison
Kirklees
Green
Cllr Kate Lewis
Salford
Labour
Cllr Kathleen Nickson
Rochdale
Labour
Cllr Keith Brown
Chesterfield Borough
Labour
Cllr Kevin Bennett
Warrington Borough Council
TUSC
Cllr Kevin Cranston
Stroud District Council
Green
Cllr Lachlan Morrison
Ashfield District Council
Labour
Cllr Lawrence Brown
Liverpool City Council
green
Cllr Leo Littman
Brighton & Hove City Council
Green
Cllr Lesley Grahame
Norwich
Green
Cllr Lin Martin-Haugh
Stevenage Borough Council
Labour
Cllr Lin Patterson
Bath and North East Somerset
Green
Cllr Lisa-Marie Derbyshire
Chesterfield Borough Council
Labour
Cllr Louise Nixon
Stafford Borough
Labour
Cllr Lucy Howard
Norwich City Council
Green
Cllr Maggie Godfrey
Rotherhan
Labour
Cllr Margaret E Davies
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Labour
Cllr Mark Rivers
Luton
Labour
Cllr Martin Fodor
Bristol
Green
Cllr Martyn Rawlinson
Preston
Labour
Cllr Mary Stirzaker
Fleetwood
Labour
Cllr Matthew Brown
Preston City Council
Labour
Cllr Meric Apak
Camden
Labour
Cllr Michael Haley
Watford Borough
Labour
Cllr Michael Hou
Essex County Council
Green
Cllr Mick Bowman
Newcastle City Council
Labour
Cllr Mick Wall
Chesterfield Borough Council
Labour
Cllr Mike Pringle
Notts county
Labour
Cllr Mike Rowley
Oxford City Council
Labour
Cllr Mohammed Ibrahim
Nottingham city council
Labour
Cllr Naomi Fearon
Fleetwood Town Council
Labour
Cllr Nigel Gawthrope
Cambridge City
Labour
Cllr Noel Kavanagh
Cambridgeshire County Council
Labour
Cllr Norma Wright
City of Sunderland
Labour
Cllr Oliur Rahman
Tower Hamlets Council
Independent
Cllr Oscar Gillespie
Cambridge
Green
Cllr Pamela Fitzpatrick
Harrow
Labour
Cllr Pat Cleary
Wirral
Green
Cllr Patrick Hacon
Norfolk County Council
Labour
Cllr Paul Neale
Norwich City
Green
Cllr Paul Shotton
Flintshire
Labour
Cllr Paul Stewart
Sunderland
Labour
Cllr Pete Lowe
Dudley
Labour
Cllr Peter Innes
Chesterfield Borough Council
Labour
Cllr Peter j Curtis
Flintshire
Labour
Cllr Phélim Mac Cafferty
Brighton and Hove City Council
Green
Cllr Phelim McCafferty
Brunswick & Adelaide
Green
Cllr Phil Rackley
Basildon
Green
Cllr Rachel lancaster
Coventry
Labour
Cllr Richard Alderson Bell
Sunderland City Council
Labour
Cllr Richard Price
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Labour
Cllr Rishi Madlani
Camden
Labour
Cllr Rob Telford
Bristol City Council
Green
Cllr Rob White
Reading
Green
Cllr Robert Taylor
Rotherham
Labour
Cllr Rose Bulfin
South Normanton Parish Council
Labour
Cllr Ruthi Brandt
Oxford City
green
Cllr Sam Coates
Oxfordshire
Green
Cllr Sam Hollick
Oxford City Council
Green
Cllr Sam Webster
Nottingham city
Labour
Cllr Samantha bellamy
Salford
Labour
Cllr Samuel Gibbons
Keele Parish Council
Green
Cllr Sandra Crawford
Cambridge
Labour
Cllr Sarah Pickup
Newcastle under Lyme borough council
Labour
Cllr Shane Collins
Mendip district council
Green
Cllr Shelly Darwin
Ipswich Borough
Labour
Cllr Sian Berry
London Borough of Camden
Green
Cllr Simon Bull
Bournemouth
Green
Cllr Stephen Clarke
Bristol City Council
Green
Cllr Steve Battlemuch
Nottingham City
Labour
Cllr Susan Murray
Lewes District Council
Green
Cllr Susan Press
Calderdale MBC
Labour







5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bears shit in woods, Pope not a 7th day Adventist etc ..........

Mike Hine

Nan. said...

The councillors that signed are probably relieved to have been spared the embarrassment of having their names appear alongside those of Brent Councillors...........

Anonymous said...

That is the most inane banter I have ever read.

Anonymous said...

In that case you need to get out more.

Nan. said...

Anon at 0840 -

Would that it WERE banter, inane or otherwise.