NEW VOICE
The newsletter of the Labour Party in Lutterworth
Number One....................Autumn 1984
JIM MORTIMER IN LUTTERWORTH
On the eve of the Euro Election, Jim Mortimer, Euro Result
General Secretary of the Labour Party, addressed Labour's back in
a public meeting at the Swiftway Centre. After second place
speaking of the need for a strong Socialist The 48809 votes won
coalition in Europe, Jim went on to criticise the by Labour's candidate
record of the present government. John Dickie in the
European Election has
On Taxes shown that Labour is
"The policy of the Conservative government has now the only serious
been to widen inequality. Those who have gained threat to the Tories.
the most from tax cuts are the wealthiest in our John would like to
society while the poorest have suffered most from thank everyone who
the extension of indirect taxation." voted for him and
supported Labour's
On Cruise Campaign!
"The presence of these missiles, under American -------------------
control, does not add to the defence of Britain,
but adds to the danger of Britain." Labour MP TONY BLAIR
is in Lutterworth on
The Miners' Strike August 30th, to hand
"The struggle of the miners isn't just a struggle out the first copies
in their own interest. it is a struggle against of New Voice.
the deliberate de-indistrialisation of Britain."
Unemployment - A Labour Answer --------------------
"It is really absurd when we have millions of
unemployed that we still have millions of workers Stan Brown Memorial
who are working overtime. We in the Labour Party Evening
believe that one way to reduce unemployment would September 28th
be to encourage earlier retirement - on adequate
pensions - and to encourage the trend towards a Guest Speaker
shorter working week." Geoffrey Robinson MP
NHS - The Deepest Cuts
"Since the Conservative Party came to power Starts 7.30pm
something like 8000 hospital beds have been lost. The Swiftway Centre
Can you imagine a stronger charge against any Lutterworth
government?"
p. 2
Restoring hope to the people of Britain - Margaret Beckett
Speaking at the Swiftway Centre, Social Services Spokesperson
Margaret Beckett MP, said that the Labour Party faced the task of
restoring hope to the people of Britain. Many people were now
seriously concerned that the Welfare State which had given hope
and self respect to millions of families was being threatened by
the Conservative Government. She pointed out that many existing
benefits were already insufficient to meet people's needs. Since
these benefits were not intended to meet problems like mass
unemployment which forced people to be dependent on these
benefits for far longer than was ever intended when these
benefits were introduced. She spoke with concern about the
reviews taking place in the benefits system under Rhodes Boyson
which were aimed simply at saving money. Margaret finished by
saying that the Government's claim that it could not afford to
continue with or make improvements to the Welfare State was
totally untrue, all this meant was that the Government wanted to
spend its money on other things.
TONY BLAIR MP
will be speaking at The Unicorn Lutterworth
on Thursday August 30th starting at 7.30pm.
EVERYONE WELCOME
Ordinary people are getting a rough deal at the moment. A
Labour Government, with a proven record of fairness and care for
ordinary people, and a programme to provide work for the
unemployed, is the only alternative to Mrs Thatcher.
Why don't you join us? We can't do it without you.
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