South Thanet Labour Party
Working for the people of the South Thanet Constituency
Labour’s key achievements 1997 – 2010
Economy:
· Steered the UK through the global recession, prevented the collapse of the banking system and are credited by experts as having ‘shown the world’ how to deal with the crisis
· Nearly 1.5 million people helped into work by the New Deal
· Introduced the National Minimum Wage - now at £5.80 an hour
Health:
· Over 85,000 more nurses, over 32,000 more doctors
· 157 new hospitals built or on the way - largest ever hospital building programme
· 662,000 more operations a year compared to 1997. Heart ops up 93%
· Waiting list down by nearly 388,000 since March 1997.
· Virtually nobody waiting over 6 months, compared to 284,000 in 1997
Crime:
· Down 35% overall; burglary down 53%; car crime down 46%; and violent crime down 34% (BCS)
· Record police numbers – up by more than 14,000 since 97 – plus 7,800 CSO's
· Over 7,350 ASBOs and nearly 300,000 PNDs issued
Education:
· Doubled per pupil spending from £2,500 to well over £5,000
· 36,400 more teachers and over 287,000 more support staff
· Best ever primary, GCSE and A level results
· 46 Academies open with 200 by 2010. Improving at twice national average and are over-subscribed.
Transport:
· The equivalent of £260m per week spent on transport – up 43% since 2003
· More rail journeys than at any time since the 1940s
· Bus use is increasing year on year for the first time in decades
The Tories and their LibDem collaborators have been in power for 1 year:-
Unemployment rising
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) removed
NHS waiting lists growing rapidly
Many NHS operations now unobtainable
NHS just about to be 'privatised'.
Planning system 'free-for all' being proposed.
The number of children growing up in poverty rising.
Closure of Youth Clubs.
The number of households in debt rising rapidly
Police numbers set to fall by 16,000
Riots on the streets of major cities
Wage rises nearly 0%
Inflation (RPI) at 5%
VAT up to 20%
Gas & Electricity prices up by 15%
Bankers writing their own pay cheques!
Reform of banks on hold.
Tax Cuts for rich - proposed removal of 50% tax rate for those earning over £150,000
To contact us:
South Thanet Labour Party office,
30 Newington Rd.,
Ramsgate,
Kent,
CT12 6EE
Email: South Thanet Labour Party