Massive increase in Labour Vote

May 7, 2011 11:57 am 0 comments

There has been a massive increase in the Labour vote. but unfortunately still no representation.  In some parts of the Town Labours vote has nearly trebled in size and elsewhere doubled, we have had more candidates, more campaigners, and more support than ever before, we which we will continue to build on. Despite in some areas the Green vote going down (e.g Susan Murray) they did manage to get an extra Town councillor in Matt Kent, who we believe is [...]


VOTE LABOUR – TODAY the 5th of MAY

May 5, 2011 7:39 am 0 comments

  Its Thursday 5th of May and everything to play for, all the parties will have told you the reasons you should vote for them and many will have made their mind up already. There is on thing clear, you know our names and you know our faces, you know our ideals and beliefs and our independence of mind.  You know that we want to put you at the heart of the way things work in local government. If you [...]


Lewes Labour Candidates and Photos for May 5th

May 4, 2011 11:14 am 0 comments

Simple Actions

May 4, 2011 7:48 am 0 comments

Simple actions can make a big difference for Labour on May 5th. Labour is your voice in tough times. We would: Support jobs with money raised from repeating the bank bonus tax – not hold back recovery with the VAT rise and cuts that will put almost one million workers out of their jobs. Protect police numbers – not cut them while wasting £100 million on new elected police commissioners. Protect your frontline local services – not make unfair cuts [...]


Cuts and Hustings

May 4, 2011 7:40 am 0 comments

Last night saw a gathering which can only euphemistically be called a ‘hustings’ .  The good things is that an organisation like lewes stop the cuts saw fit to organise the event. All the major parties and indie candidates were there, except for the conservatives, which is really only to be expected. But on a show of hands only 4 or 5 people admitted they were undecided  in their direction of voting, every other person there was a member or [...]


Malling Street, Lewes – Labour’s calling for speed restrictions

May 1, 2011 9:42 pm 0 comments

Talking to residents of Malling Street, looks like many of them have never seen a councillor , never mind actually get any of them to support them.  As our campaigner Jonathan Spencer and his colleagues talked to people on the doorsteps canvassing for votes in the byelection, the same story gets told: Traffic speeding at 40 50 and 60 mph in a 30mph zone, at times the road is almost impossible to cross.  One resident said he felt that something [...]


Local issues and your verdict on the Coalition

May 1, 2011 8:16 am 0 comments

Remember Clegg saying: “The Conservatives are out of step with the country” before the election, Then after the election he did a deal with them Remember Clegg saying: “David Cameron is wrong, plain wrong” before the election and tehn afterwards became his deputy. Remember the Lib-dems promising a new politics, but instead we got the Tories.   The Tories, having failed to gain a Commons majority last May, lack an “electoral mandate” for savage spending cuts that will affect local [...]


Lib-dems worried about wipe-out

April 30, 2011 8:54 pm 0 comments

The Lib-dems it seems have such jitters about the local election results that they flew Nick Clegg in to Newhaven, and to be honest we think Newhaven has suffered enough under the lib-dems.  And a few nights ago, a Labour supporter in Bridge Ward opened his door to a knock form a Lib-dem MP. Perhaps Mr Stockslump  just doesn’t cut the mustard with voters any more or they haven’t got anyone else who will campaign for them.  It was a [...]


There is an alternative – Lewes Labour 10 point plan

April 30, 2011 8:27 am 0 comments

A 10 point plan to make the difference: Its like watching the storm come in as Cameron and Clegg bring the country to its knees. Here are our 10 suggestions for urgent action: Slow down the spending cuts, prevent unemployment.         Stamp out tax avoidance.The Tories and their Lib-Dem pals recently allowed the Tax office to cut a deal with Vodaphone so they could avoid paying £6billion (that’s right 6billion) in tax.         Invest [...]


An invitation to Green supporters

April 29, 2011 1:53 pm 0 comments

  With a few days to go until the chance to vote for change Lewes Labour would like to extend an open invitation to Green supporters in Lewes: come and join us. Lots of Green and Lib Dem supporters around the country are coming home to Labour, and speaking to many people in Lewes including ex Green supporters,we find many of you are going to vote Labour. Our policy of putting residents at the heart of decision making, makes sense to many [...]


More News and Views

  • Economics News Policy Budget 2012 – “cynical deluded and regressive”

    Budget 2012 – “cynical deluded and regressive”

    The Tories with their LibDem friends have given us a budget which is cynical, deluded and regressive (Larry Elliot The Guardian 22.3.12) Those with an income of £1 million will get an extra £42,500; those with an income of £150,000 will get an extra £10,000, while those with an income of £20,000 will lose £253. Pensioners have had a shock raid on their incomes and are set to lose £84 on average, more for the soon to be retired. Pensioners [...]


    Read more →
  • News Poorest hit hardest by housing benefit changes

    Poorest hit hardest by housing benefit changes

    Lib Dem = Con The Lib Dem collaborators like to talk tough about taxing the rich, when in fact its the poor who are footing the bill in the Con Dem cuts. From next April, maximum Housing Benefit allowances will be cut, alongside the capping of benefits for all households despite their real housing costs. In addition, families who have lived in their homes for years will lose housing benefit if they have a spare bedroom, even if they need the room [...]


    Read more →
  • Employment News Young Labour Young People A Million Young People Unemployed

    A Million Young People Unemployed

    A MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE NOW UNEMPLOYED UNDER THE TORIES With over a million young people now out of work, Labour has launched a clear plan to create and support new jobs for the next generation. The Tories’ economic policies have resulted in over 1 million young people now being unemployed. In Lewes the number of young people claiming Job Seekers Allowance has increased by 46 %. The Tory-led Government inherited an economy in which unemployment was coming down but because [...]


    Read more →
made by js