Category: Policies

  • Can you trust the Tories again?

    Can you trust the Tories again?

    Are you better or worse off under this Government? The squeeze on living standards since 2010 means working people are, on average, £1,600 a year worse off. Labour’s economic plan will ensure that we earn our way to higher living standards for all, not just the few at the top. Our plan to tackle the […]

  • Shocking A&E results in Tunbridge Wells

    Shocking A&E results in Tunbridge Wells

    England’s hospital A&E departments have experienced the worst quarter since records began, new official figures show, as six hospitals declare ‘major incident’ status and close A&E doors to many patients. The statistics released by NHS England show that in October to December 2014, 407,844 patients waited over four hours to be seen compared to 227,400 […]

  • Royal Victoria Hall, Southborough – Labour calls for public consultation

    Royal Victoria Hall, Southborough – Labour calls for public consultation

    Public consultation should be more than window dressing The Victoria Hall, Southborough is due to close on January 5, 2015, as part of plans to design a new town ‘hub’. The 3 Labour Councillors for Southborough and High Brooms are calling for a further public consultation on the closure of the venue and the future of […]

  • Mansion Tax one of first acts by Labour Government

    Mansion tax to start on day one Ed Balls, the Shadow Chancellor, has said that he hoped that the 100,000 people with the most expensive properties worth more than £2m  would start to pay the Mansion Tax levy in the 2015-16 financial year. The tax would be included in his first Budget so the £1.2bn […]

  • Labour’s tough and balanced plan to cut the deficit

    Labour’s tough and balanced plan to cut the deficit

    Ed Miliband’s deficit speech In a speech today on the deficit Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, concluded by saying “I can announce our first pledge of the general election campaign: [unordered_list style=”tick”] We will build a strong economic foundation and balance the books. We will cut the deficit every year while securing […]

  • Changing Britain Together

    Changing Britain Together

    Setting out Labour’s direction of travel To help prepare the 2015 Manifesto Labour has published ‘Changing Britain Together’ which sets out Labour’s direction of travel and some of the policies which the next Labour Government will take forward in order to change Britain, make our economy work for everyone and create a more equal society. Millions of people […]