THOUSANDS of people young demonstrated week in Ine Tory bastion of Solihull, near Birmingham, against massive cuts proposed by the Tory council.
The council had prothe borough CULS of £5m. This would have included the sacking ot counci workers, including 150 reaces. workers and home-helps, the closing of all nursery schools, youth centres, and five branch libraries.
This programme of cuts would not only have played havoc with virall council services: it would have hit youth disproportionately hard. The sacking of 150 ¿calacas would have resulted severe restriction of the subject for school well SuuucuLs. generally harming their educational prospects.
As a response, meetings were organised the SCROOIS wiet students discussed the implications of these cuts and decide os action There were a series involving students, culminating in a walk-out last Tuesday coincide demonstration thousand local authority WULACIS That evening, several Labour-controlled Kentrew council. which owns ine nouses tried two weeks ago to hold Tem ir sering , to ratify increases per oni. Dut nicellle Wa. stemonstrators from FLAG stopped aunored and the tenants association.
and John believe that if the rent rise is imolemente Inere wil de a 'dramatic escalation' in the numbers joining the strike.
i nev • that at least 65 per cent of inose in ine area are dependent on and that area has above avelast Shigic parents Carens e a sk a essenta repairs are not carried out.