
Grimsby Labour
History up to 1906
Labour Beginnings
Early Local Elections
Candidate adoption
Early public meetings
Will Crooks speech
An interesting meeting
Grimsby leaders
Party goings on
Keir Hardie speech
Up to 1906 election

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Grimsby Labour Party |
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| Grimsby Labour Party website last updated 25/4/08 |
Still no overall control - 2008 results Liberals and Conservatives each won a seat, Labour losing two. The number of Councillors in each party are now: Lib/Dems 20, Conservatives 16, Labour 4, Independents 2. So what will happen next? Given the obvious animosity between the Lib/Dems and the Tories, a continuation of that coalition looks unlikely. Yet, the Council needs to take action in a number of important areas, so a minority administration would be unsatisfactory. There are'nt many options left ! Buses - a chink in the curtain All councils make cuts, often well justified. Then occasionally a cut is made that unintentionally throws a searchlight on the thinking and attitudes of the Councillors who made it. In this case it is the Liberal/Conservative controlled council who have restricted the time when those entitled to free bus passes can use them. It reflects badly on the Council and the way it thinks that the part subsidised by the Council should now be taken away. The Budget There is a feeling in the Labour Party that more of the burden should be borne by the better off. Some facts about the inequalities in our society were produced last year by the TUC - they are reproduced here. CPA Results for 2007 The Labour Party have our own priorities, and although they have only a minority position on the council, they will be pressing these vigorously in the next few months FloodsWho would have expected a little river like the Freshney to cause so much damage. Although the flood came in part of the area of Grimsby and Cleethorpes shown as at risk, it came from the overflowing river, not the sea. It is a warning of what could conceivably happen over a much wider area of Grimsby and Cleethorpes. And supposing there had been a very high tide? For some pictures of the floods there click here.
"We can pay our debt to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves." After the government takes enough to balance the budget, the taxpayer has the job of budgeting the balance. Printed and Published by the Labour Party, 112 Cleethorpe Rd. Grimsby DN31 3HW, hosted by easyspace.com |
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