'WE'VE got to cut, again. That was Horace message to this year's Tory Party conference. it.
Council, summed U• government policy of the Tories. Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for the Environment, has package of spending already chopped f200m from this year's and plans to £1,000m.
Cleari either Heseltine will do it for you.
vices. Westminster wants to control local spending by reducing direct grants and enforcing cash limits; any council refusing to make cuts is to be penalised. The Tories have Terent councils for which have Labour majorities. the list for borough of Lambeth.
to the tune of £11m.
cut, and cut Cutler's The Tory faithful loved Cutler, leader of the Greater London the entire local announced a further cuts he has cut a further The message to Tory councillors was implement the cuts or The cuts cover every area of local seralready singled out 14 dif'overspending', 13 of High on Tory action is the London Heseltine wants to penalise Lambeth The local Labour group along with the trades council and town hall unions have decided to hold a conference to plan and campaign for national strike action to defend services.
Ted Knight, council's Labour group, has travelled the country to win support and sponsorship, and delegates will be attending from unions and councils from all over the Knight has frightened leadership by insisting that to fight the cuts you have to fight the government even if that means industrial action for political ends.
He told Socialist Challenge that industrial action 'is the only answer. You can't reason the because their whole strategy is to reduce Knight the leader or Lambeln the Labour action ference.
going to governon ed. This public spending and living standards.' OUT both Labour Party and TUC conferences have passed resolutions opposing future cuts. Labour right wingers like Roy Hattersley. shadow spokesperson on the ment, are worried that industrial action will lead town hall workers and councillors to refuse to implement Tory cuts.
He has organised an 'official' Labour Party conference on cuts to be held in December. We can be sure there will be organised that Socialist Challenge supporters will be Lambeth conference to argue that all Tory cuts should be opposLambeth Labour group has supported the is even more urgent since by the conference.
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Over 360 Terence The conto sell council houses, will be attending of NALGO are now delegatec several local • government tees, as well as many NUPE branches. sale of council houses, and supporters will be arguing that any steering committee has to organise actively to win support to implement any decisions agreed Government National Labour and Trade Union Conference Camden Town Hall 1 November For details of registration write to 'Local Crisis Conference', Committee, Room 103, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, London delegates are now attending the con latest sponsors Labour Party CLPs, Labour Groups from London and Bedfordshire, and Rochdale, who have refused Lothian region, along with five other branches Other sponsors include UCATT branches, and shop stewards commit They show you the excreta on the walls,