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8 April (Part 2) - Labouring the point

Tory taxesThe Labour election leaflets have been landing in Belvedere today, I received two - different ones - this morning. Both may be viewed in the usual place.

They seemed to be fair enough and cover the subjects near to Labour hearts. Housing certainly but also the Conservatives’ lack of respect for voters. I assume they mean the non-stop lying and deceit.

It really is difficult to identify things that have improved in Bexley under 16 years of Tory rule. Many a time I have asked but never been given an answer.

The proof reading is a little bit below par here and there and ‘parking charges up’ gets to be repetitive. But it might be justified. Bexley’s charges have gone up many times under Tory rule and not just by the sneaky 10% that was once the norm. The most recent one was an eye-watering 30% with charges up to £3·50 an hour in some places.

Garden waste removal now costs twice what it did when introduced and infinitely more than under Labour or in Greenwich,

 

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