Basingstoke Labour

Hooligans as young as 16 will face fines of up to £80 as part of David Blunkett's attempts to outlaw anti-social behaviour.

£75 million is being spent over the next 3 years to support the drive to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Locally, youth nuisance is becoming more of a problem, and is being reported for the first time in formerly quiet estates such as Chineham.

Locally and nationally, Labour has a wide range of plans to deal with youth nuisance:
* more Police on the beat
* the introduction of Neighbourhood Wardens following the successful Buckskin pilot
* the setting up of youth schemes along the lines of the successful scheme at Winklebury,
which has significantly reduced crime there
* investing in Youth Workers

We are building better facilities and listening to the community. Labour is determined to deliver on this critical issue.

Labour Pensions Credit

More than 2 million pensioners started to receive the new Pension Credit from October 2003.
It guarantees everyone aged 60 and over an income of at least £10.2.10 a week, or £155.80 for couples.

A helpline has been set up to help pensioners claim what is theirs. Call 0800 99 1234 and pick it up, it's yours.

"With all Labour's pension reforms, the poorest third of pensioner households will be £1600 a year better off."
- Gordon Brown

Labour
More Teachers More Nurses More Police

Liberal Tax Bomb

Liberal Con On Council Tax

The Liberals would replace Council Tax with a "Son of Poll Tax" Local Income Tax on every individual. Not on property, but on people. People on low incomes and with low property values will pay more through Income Tax than they pay through Council Tax. Currently people pay about £1000 a year Council tax. Under the Liberal proposals people would pay a lot more, 3p in the pound or £1700 a year.

The Liberals asked councillors at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to support their motion to move to Local Income Tax. We are pleased to report the motion was heavily defeated by 34 votes to 15 by both Labour and the Tories.

Labour's Drive to fight Child Poverty

Labour is investing in universal nursery places for all 3 year olds, and has raised Child Benefit to £16.50 a week per child. The Working Families Tax Credit is helping nearly 1.3 million families and is worth an average £40 a week more than the old Family Credit.

The Tories plan to slash funding to education. They will subsidise people to send their children to private schools, alongside reducing the number of people who go to University by 100,000. This would close over 25 universities.

Local colleges would also suffer as they would see funding cut and the number of students cut.

Your Labour Team
We are here to help, please call us

Pauline Courtenay
basingstoke@email.labour.org.uk

Andy McCormick 07879 436985 cllr.a.mccormick@basingstoke.gov.uk

Jo Kelly 01256 359917
jo.kelly@hants.gov.uk

Promoted by Andy McCormick, Basingstoke Labour Party, Sandy's Road, Basingstoke.
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Last updated: March 04, 2004.