Cambridge Youth Unemployment Soars
 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.
Labour’s 5 Point Plan for Jobs and Growth in the East of England:
1. Create up to 4,000 jobs for young people and build 1,400 new homes
2. Bring forward investment projects like new school buildings
3. Temporarily reverse the Tory-led Government’s VAT rise- a £450 boost for families with children.
4. Cut VAT in home improvements to 5% for a year.
5. Give 210, 000 small firms a tax break to take on extra workers.
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Labour’s Contract with Cambridge SAFER
Work with police to tackle antisocial behaviour in the city centre and your area
Implement a citywide residential area 20mph speed limit after full consultation
Safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists
FAIRER
Build more affordable homes
Let local groups run community facilities
Tackle fuel poverty & insulate more homes
Target council tax benefit at most needy
Pay a ‘Cambridge Living Wage’ starting at a minimum of £7.20/hour
Give a fair deal to tenants and campaign to end double inflation rent rises
CLEANER
Clean dirty residential streets
Provide more litter bins and dog bins
Enforcement to tackle dog fouling
Ensure road drains are flushed regularly
Help residents clear snow and ice
Fix pavements and cycleways
GREENER
Recycle all plastic containers in Blue Bins
Restore full-time Cycling Officer
Start Energy Co-Operative for cheap energy
Provide green spaces in areas without any
Install more public seating for older people
... and more PROSPEROUS
More jobs for young people via a new ‘Jobs and Skills Partnership’
Preferential rents for business start-ups
Revamp neglected Market Square
Give everyone a say in the new Cambridge Local Plan, 2014-2031
Work towards one Cambridge area council, replacing three inefficient bureaucracies
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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