tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516080698762897092024-03-21T17:38:57.741+00:00South Ruislip and Manor Labour PartySouth Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-42246275034418415762013-10-13T22:31:00.001+01:002014-07-07T23:32:27.538+01:00Tell us what concerns you : Hillingdon Labour Party Survey
We want to hear what concerns you so our
Labour Councillors and candidates can
campaign on the issues which most
concern you.
Fares?
The economy?
Libraries?
Housing?
HS2?
Let us know the issues which most concern you by clicking here and taking a few moments to complete our online survey.
Fuel bills?
Local shopping centres?
Litter?
South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-1469320920065179952013-10-03T08:09:00.000+01:002013-10-03T08:35:08.395+01:00Next Branch Meeting - Tuesday 8 OctoberOur next branch meeting is arranged for 8.00pm Tuesday 8 October
As well as an update on the current local and national on Party issues we will be reviewing the frequency of future meetings to fit in with the CLP campaigning activity in advance of the May 2014 Council and European elections.
All Labour Party Members living in the Manor and South Ruislip wards are invited to attend.
South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-1661945328118294912013-06-24T15:49:00.000+01:002013-06-24T16:38:35.272+01:00Next Branch meeting: Thursday 11 JulyOut next branch meeting is arranged for 8.00pm Thursday 11 July.
As well as updates on Party activity throughout the Constituency there will be a chance for discussion on local issues directly impacting in the Branch area such as:
Planning application for Arla Dairy Site, South Ruislip
Stop HS2 campaign - environmental impact and compensation
Uxbridge Gazette
The closing date forSouth Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-13839203906380927012013-04-13T11:45:00.003+01:002013-04-13T11:45:56.555+01:00Save Our Hospitals - protest march 27 April 2013
Dr Onkar Sahota, local GP and Ealing and Hillingdon’s London Assembly member,
is leading the fight to stop the closure of NHS hospital
services in North West London and invites everyone to join the biggest public demonstration through
the streets of Ealing in living memory being held on Saturday 27 April 2013.
To join the march to Save Our Hospitals South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-24158541316330302992013-04-11T14:49:00.000+01:002013-04-11T14:49:08.848+01:00Next Branch meeting: 8.00pm Tuesday 7 May 2013The next branch members' meeting will be held at 8.00pm Tuesday 7 May.
For more information email the Branch Secretary : sruislipandmanorlp@blueyonder.co.ukSouth Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-17124814127201102192013-03-31T17:22:00.000+01:002013-03-31T22:54:02.386+01:00Fire cuts in London and consultation - Hillingdon meeting this TuesdayA public meeting on the Mayor's propsals to get rid of 12 fire stations, 18 fire engines and 520 fire fighters across the capital, will be held in Hillingdon at 7pm, Tuesday 2 April, at Middlesex Suite, Hillingdon Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1UW
The Labour London Assembly Members of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) voted against Mayor South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-19688026555923618102013-03-16T21:24:00.000+00:002013-03-16T21:27:41.780+00:00Next Constituency Meeting 8.00pm Wednesday 27 March
The guest spreaker at the next Uxbridge and South Ruislip CLP meeting is Christian Wolmar, a well respected transport journalist and contender for the 2016 Labour London Mayoral candidate.
Room 9, Christ Church, Redford Way, Uxbridge UB8 1SZ
on
Wednesday 27th
March 2013, 8pm - 10pm
For more details click here
All Labour PartySouth Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-10567706980585247532013-03-14T18:16:00.000+00:002013-03-14T18:21:54.420+00:00Why Labour opposes the Bedroom TaxOn 6 March Liam Byrne launched Labour's campaign against the Bedroom Tax, visiting some of those effected in Hull.
See this video to understand why the Labour Party is opposing the Bedroom Tax.
"This policy is unfair and will cost more than it saves"
Tell David Cameron to stop the Bedroom Tax at http://bit.ly/XKNd4ESouth Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-79989456580411495722013-03-07T17:46:00.000+00:002013-03-07T18:01:21.170+00:00Tories Plough Ahead On Green Belt LandIn a press release
issued today the Hillingdon Labour Group has accused the Tory led Hillingdon
Council of unnecessarily building on valuable Green Belt land when suitable
brownfield sites in the Council's ownership are available.
"After the Central
& South Planning meeting on 5th March 2013 no one should be in any doubt
that the Labour Group in Hillingdon believe that every child South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-55647732804518171152013-03-07T17:19:00.001+00:002013-03-07T17:21:09.819+00:00More than half of children living in poverty in Hillingdon do not receive free school meals A new analysis
undertaken by the Children's Society
reveals a stark picture for children living in poverty across England. Their figures indicate
that in the London Borough of Hillingdon more than five in 10
children in poverty are not getting a free school meal. In some other areas
more than two-thirds of children in poverty missing out on free school meals.
The Children'sSouth Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-23046113767043292052013-02-26T19:41:00.000+00:002013-02-26T19:42:49.277+00:00Next branch meeting 8.00pm Tuesday 5 MarchThe next Branch members meeting is at 8.00pm on Tuesday 5 March.
This meeting will also be our AGM.
For more information on the location and agenda email the Branch SecretarySouth Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-22046606659577846122013-01-27T12:59:00.000+00:002013-01-27T13:01:33.092+00:00"David Cameron tells porkies about Britain’s national debt"Anyone might assume this headline was taken from a left of centre Labour Party supporting source. What is remarkable is that it is taken from the respected, right of centre Spectator.
The article accuses Cameron of being "so astonishingly dishonest" in last Wednesday's Conservative Party Political Broadcast and robustly refutes the claim made by Cameron in the broadcast that "...we are South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-38891963146535413172013-01-19T20:54:00.000+00:002013-01-19T20:55:37.258+00:00Tories demonising poor as cover for dismantling welfare stateCouncillor Peter Curling, Leader of the Hillingdon Labour Group, has hit out at Tory tactics to demonise low paid workers reliant on benefits as cover to dismantle the welfare state.
"The Conservative led coalition government continues to attack and dismantle the welfare state, something that my grandparent’s generation worked so hard to provide for us. That generation South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-31976902621597362432013-01-13T22:37:00.000+00:002013-01-13T22:53:33.391+00:00Ed Miliband sets out plans to protect private rented housing tenants As previously described in these pages there exists an unequal relationship between private landlords and their tenants which distorts the housing market and leaves too many tenants at the mercy of unscrupulous landlords and their agents.
Ed Miliband
Leader of the Labour Party
In a speech on Saturday, Ed Miliband outlined plans to rebalance the relationship between private landlords and South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-16024030236517674292012-11-27T21:17:00.000+00:002012-11-27T21:18:20.628+00:00Boris fails on pledge to end street homelessnessBoris Johnson is very good at big announcements and warm words. But the bolder the pledge, the more serious the issue, the more important it is that you deliver.
In 2009 Johnson made a very bold pledge that he said he would
end rough sleeping in London by the end of 2012. This is a pledge that he repeated during
the Mayoral election campaign just six months ago.
With just over a
month toSouth Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-75282900147681353672012-11-23T17:07:00.000+00:002012-11-23T17:08:52.156+00:00Affordable homes built by Boris drop by more than half
As reported by the BBC yesterday only 7,500 affordable homes
will be completed in London during 2012 despite Tory Mayor Boris Johnson’s election pledge to
build 55,000 over the next 4 years, which is an average 13,750 per annum.
It compares with 16,000 completed last year ahead of the
election, when Boris Johnson claimed he had delivered record housing.
And this ignores that this South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-45622686468042731152012-11-22T22:53:00.002+00:002012-11-22T23:37:52.410+00:00Join Labour's switch together scheme to save on your energy bills
The Labour Party has always believed that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone.
That's why we're organising our own collective purchasing service to help people negotiate a fairer deal with the energy companies than they can on their own.
For further information click here for Labour Switch TogetherSouth Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-74735263835396519082012-11-17T08:21:00.000+00:002012-11-17T23:26:25.214+00:00The private conversations between this Government and the CityTo see why we should be worried about corporate lobbying of government view this short video produced by Spinwatch
To find out more about lobbying and the Government's response come to our meeting in Uxbridge on 28 November. Click here for more details.South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-61797768505113475742012-11-15T14:28:00.000+00:002012-11-17T23:25:12.279+00:00The unequal relationship in private rentingAn article in
this week’s Uxbridge Gazette highlights again a major problem of the current
housing crisis.
The article “Mum gets notice to leave ‘damp’ home” describes a mother who shares a bed with her
three year old daughter because of damp in her home. Having complained to her
private landlord about the dampness and failing, in her opinion, to obtain an adequate response,
the tenant South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-71293307412090015242012-11-09T00:06:00.001+00:002012-11-17T23:22:30.237+00:00Labour and the question of money in politics At our next Constituency meeting at 8.00pm on Wednesday, 28 November we will be debating the
issues of Introducing a Register of lobbyists and Party Funding.
Venue: Christ Church, Redford Way, Uxbridge, GreaterLondon UB8 1SZ just a few minutes walk from Uxbridge Underground Station.
Our guest speaker this month is Labour Party Member and
Unlock Democracy's Deputy Director South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-1461567923620829882012-10-21T22:36:00.000+01:002012-10-21T22:38:01.674+01:00Next Branch meeting 6 NovemberThe next branch meeting is planned for Tuesday 6 November.
For more information email the Branch Secretary sruislipandmanorlp@blueyonder.co.uk
In the mean time all branch members are invited to attend the Uxbridge and South Ruislip CLP on Wednesday 24 October click here for more information.
TUC march for a future that works 20 October 2012
South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-28923414816079522902012-10-20T17:37:00.000+01:002012-10-20T17:42:15.076+01:00Ed Miliband promoting a future that worksToday in London tens of thousands of people from across Britain marched together in protest against the austerity being imposed on the country by the Tory led coalition government.
Protestors against the Government's austerity strategy marching up Regent Street towards Hyde Park
The marchers gathered in Hyde Park and amongst the many speakers Ed Miliband, leader of the South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-48745587421152441842012-10-07T00:26:00.003+01:002012-10-07T00:29:24.546+01:00Private sector rents sucking life out of the economy
Shelter Housing charity policy team member, Peter
Jeffreys, has estimated that the proportion of private sector rents increases over inflation
since 2000 equates to £8 billion per year. A large proportion of this excess
has been paid to banks to fund landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages which takes
money out of circulation within the economy. “If banks were re-lending this
money, again it South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-87943801727980596402012-08-13T17:38:00.002+01:002012-08-13T18:35:28.412+01:00Taxpayers to boost private developers profitsThe Government's latest attempt to boost the building industry will transfer taxpayers money into private developers profits. Eric Pickles, Communities Secretary, has given the green light for "expert planning brokers" to renegotiate hundreds of Section 106 planning agreements already made with Councils.
Section 106 planning agreements are a long standing arrangement which require South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651608069876289709.post-77807572723251635712012-08-09T00:30:00.000+01:002012-08-09T13:54:56.424+01:00Right-to-Buy costing taxpayer extra £2 billion per yearA report published recently by Sheffield Hallam University estimates up to £2 billion per year extra money in benefits through local housing allowances is being paid to private landlords of former Council homes sold under the Right-to-Buy and this money could have been better used paying for new house building.
A large increase in private rented sector has been well documented in South Ruislip and Manor Labour Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236995668327652278noreply@blogger.com2