Sign the Petition – Save the NHS Day by day, week by week we hear of more damage being done to our NHS - waiting times increasing, waiting lists growing and nurses' posts being cut.
David Cameron's Health and Social Care Bill will not just make matters worse it will change the NHS as we have known it, creating a postcode lottery and pitting hospital against hospital.
We need the Government to Drop the Bill and put the NHS first.
Dr Kailash Chand GP has set up a Government
e-petition calling on the Government to drop the NHS Bill. Click Here to Sign |
County Councillor Tariq Sadiq, Labour Group Leader, is launching ‘Puddle-Watch’ to persuade the County Council to repair roads, pavements and drains across Cambridgeshire.
He recently got the County Council to fix a long-running problem in Radegund Road in his Coleridge ward where some residents had suffered years of having to wade through pools of water outside their homes because the drainage was completely inadequate. He also recently had some road junctions repaired on Cherry Hinton Road after a wheelchair user had contacted him about getting stuck on uneven junctions.
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Home Office figures released today show that Cambridgeshire Police have cut police staff by 17% in the last 12 months – a much higher proportion than in neighbouring forces.
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Rail fare rises make it unhappy New Year for Cambridge Commuters as Lib Dems break another promise Thousands of rail travellers will be going back to work tomorrow after the Christmas break, to find inflation-busting rail fare rises. The standard single fare from Cambridge to London rises from twenty pounds to twenty one pounds twenty pence, adding an extra ten pounds to the weekly bill.
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Bus users in areas like Cambridge with little competition are getting a raw deal, according to a comprehensive report published today by the Competition Commission. Twenty five years after bus services were de-regulated by the Conservatives, the Competition Commission today said that: “in many areas bus operators face little or no competition, leading to passengers facing less frequent services and, in some cases, higher fares than where there is some form of rivalry.”
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Labour show there is a better way as long term youth unemployment soars in Cambridge by 85% since January. Young people in Cambridge are backing Labour’s 5 point plan for jobs and growth.
A £2 billion tax on bank bonuses to fund 100,000 jobs Bringing forward long-term investment projects Reversing January’s damaging VAT rise A one year cut in VAT to 5% on home improvements A one year national insurance tax break. More
Cambridge Labour Party will be supporting teachers, council staff, hospital workers and many others employed in public services in their day of action to protect pensions, next Wednesday November 30th. Party members and supporters are encouraged to join the rally on Parker’s Piece at 12.30 which is expected to attract many thousands.
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Councillor Kevin Price joins National Housing Lobby today – against removal of Cambridge tenant rights, particularly new Housing Association tenants The Housing Emergency Lobby has organised a nationwide lobby of Parliament against proposed changes in the Localism Bill (Part 6) being adopted this week which will particularly affect local Housing Associations including tenants of Cambridge Housing Society, Granta Housing Association and Hundred Houses Society.
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Puddle Watch If you notice a large puddle in your area that doesn’t drain away easily, let us know Cost of living hits families hard 
Labour would temporarily cut VAT to kick start the flat-lining economy and give welcome relief to hard-pressed families in Cambridge.
We can't cut the deficit without growth and jobs. It's time for action.
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