Selling our community
down the drain; for 21p a week.
News of the £45,000 funding cut to the Mapledown School in
Cricklewood is a damning indictment of where the Barnet Conservatives’ priority
lies in our community. The erosion of support to the most vulnerable of society
is the direct result of the cynical 1% council tax cut stunt and foreshadows
the direction in which Barnet will travel if left in charge with the Tories.
Only the Barnet Liberal Democrats are offering a genuine
alternative to this 21p a week Tory and Labour windfall. By freezing council
tax instead of cutting by 1%, the Barnet Liberal Democrats will free up £1.4
million that can be used effectively to support the needs of all members of the
community. This additional cash will bring back the youth offer, reintroduce
funding to our libraries and freeze the charges for Children Centre services.
The Liberal Democrats put education at their heart by reducing the costs of
educational welfare support in our local schools; a welcome boost to the welfare
of our pupils that enhances the hundreds of thousands of pounds of Pupil
Premium already delivered to Barnet Schools by Liberal Democrats in Government.
And that is not all. The reintroduction of neighbourhood
wardens, community skips, better street lighting, 30 minute free parking at all
town centres (not just the four that Labour can afford) and free Christmas
weekend parking can all be paid for by freezing the council tax instead of the
1% tax cut gimmick. On May 22nd residents do have a choice; a choice
between the 21 pennies in their pocket or the provision of quality community
services that can benefit all in Barnet.
