Great news for Labour in next year's election, bad news for anyone in need. Our slash-and-burn Tory County Council (motto, Cutting because we can) is underspent by £13 million. Underspent - in a county which has always been underfunded! Other than staff and members' expenses, what do they spend anything on? Still another thousand or so jobs to go but fortunately members' expenses are keeping pace with inflation. Absolute scandal. If we can't kick a few of the cutters into touch next May we're not doing it right.
I found the full story here.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Monday, July 09, 2012
Stan and Enid
As Elaine said in her last post, members last week remembered Enid Hardy, who passed away recently. This is how we will always think of Stan and Enid ---
--- side by side and sporting Vote Labour badges!
Our thoughts are with Stan.
--- side by side and sporting Vote Labour badges!
Our thoughts are with Stan.
Sunday, July 08, 2012
July meeting and forthcoming events
At the monthly Branch meeting in July, we heard about the excellent talk on Housing at the GC last month, and about new David Wilson homes to be built in Lutterworth.
We held a minutes silence for our comrade Enid Hardy, who died recently, and who was a great member of our Branch for many years. We also heard news form our previous Branch member, Sheila, who now lives in Wales, but has visited China recently, and sent us news of her visit.
Count Council elections
We discussed the forthcoming May 2013 County elections. Anyone wishing to stand, please contact David Fish, secretary, by 25th July, and selection will take place as part of Branch meeting, Tuesday, 4th September.
SUMMER EVENT:
"Tea in the garden" at Willy and Carolines, Yew Tree house, Walcote, Satruday, 28th July, 3-5pm. There will be tea and cakes; music; cake, book and plant stalls. Please come and support our fundraising and social Summer event.
We held a minutes silence for our comrade Enid Hardy, who died recently, and who was a great member of our Branch for many years. We also heard news form our previous Branch member, Sheila, who now lives in Wales, but has visited China recently, and sent us news of her visit.
Count Council elections
We discussed the forthcoming May 2013 County elections. Anyone wishing to stand, please contact David Fish, secretary, by 25th July, and selection will take place as part of Branch meeting, Tuesday, 4th September.
SUMMER EVENT:
"Tea in the garden" at Willy and Carolines, Yew Tree house, Walcote, Satruday, 28th July, 3-5pm. There will be tea and cakes; music; cake, book and plant stalls. Please come and support our fundraising and social Summer event.
Monday, July 02, 2012
From the achives
As politics grinds towards its summer hiatus, you have to think laterally to find items of local demographic interest. That led me to Britain From Above, a new site from English Heritage and the National Lottery.
This is how Lutterworth looked in October 1927. There are five other aerial photos of Lutterworth. You can access them here. I don't think it would have been much of a happy hunting ground for us back then. Most of the places our supporters live aren't there! On the other hand, it would have been much quicker to leaflet.
For those whose canvassing practice extends further afield, Leicester in 1927 is here. Some city landmarks have not changed much but the East Gates one has me flummoxed.
Inexplicably, there are no photos of Broughton Astley.
This is how Lutterworth looked in October 1927. There are five other aerial photos of Lutterworth. You can access them here. I don't think it would have been much of a happy hunting ground for us back then. Most of the places our supporters live aren't there! On the other hand, it would have been much quicker to leaflet.
For those whose canvassing practice extends further afield, Leicester in 1927 is here. Some city landmarks have not changed much but the East Gates one has me flummoxed.
Inexplicably, there are no photos of Broughton Astley.
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