The Tories Are Failing Tameside

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> Up Their unfair benefit cuts and VAT > rises will hit the pockets of working families, at the same time as giving 8,000 millionaires a tax cut of £107,000 each. Tory cuts are Cllr Kieran Quinn hurting our Labour leader of communities. Tameside Council The Tory-led government’s unfair cuts to local councils have hit Northern areas like But Labour is Tameside much harder than the South. Time and again we see preferential treatment standing up given to areas that need the least support, while councils for Tameside. like Tameside are forced to make huge cuts. The Tories’ too-far, too-fast Investing in infrastructure cuts mean £39m of cuts to and the local economy local services in Tameside over to create new jobs and the next two years. This is in apprenticeships for local addition to the £58m already people slashed from Tameside’s budget in the last two years. Supporting local employers The harsh terms imposed by to pay sta! a Living Wage the government have already meant that Tameside Council of at least £7.20 an hour, has had to make a lot of tough starting with Tameside decisions about it’s services. Council The latest financial settlement will mean even more tough Tackling legal loan sharks decisions in future years. that charge borrowers But despite this, I am more than 4,000% confident that we can still do interest on ‘short term’ the things that local people loans expect. Instead of cowering beneath the Tory axe, we will Reducing energy costs by stand shoulder to shoulder with bulk-buying energy for residents and local businesses, local residents, helping to protect the services you rely squeezed families keep on and the communities that their bills down we represent. Working hard for Denton The A57 Manchester Road corridor into Denton has been the focus of concern for the Denton North East Councillors. One of the businesses along this road has constructed a breeze block wall on the boundary, but left a potential antisocial behaviour magnet. Councillor Ricci says “we are pressing the council to take enforcement action to ensure this wall is rendered, and improve the look of this wall, whilst minimising the potential for gra!ti”.

Residents around Jet Amber Fields have been concerned by the signs recently erected by Greater Manchester Waste who owned this open land banning horses. Following enquiries by Councillors Ricci, Gwynne and Ward, and a site meeting, Greater Manchester Waste agreed that horses were allowed to use this land. Jet Amber Fields have recently been sold and the Labour team are meeting with the new owners, Landcare Group, to ensure that residents are able to continue to enjoy this valued piece of open space.

With energy prices soaring, Labour is save up to taking action to help people lower their gas and electricity bills. Tameside’s Labour-led council has £250 partnered up with authorities across on gas and Greater Manchester for The Collective Energy Switch. electricity The ﬁrst energy auction has already saved bills 35,000 people in Greater Manchester an average of £122 a year. You can sign up to be part of the next auction at GMFairEnergy.com, with no obligation. The more people you encourage to sign up, the better deal we can get for everyone. End legal loan sharking Labour are leading the campaign in Tameside against unfair payday lenders that charge up to 4,200% interest.

The UK’s poorest borrowers pay the highest price for credit in Europe. We can change that.

Labour councillors in Tameside are ﬁghting more and more families are turning to payday to stop payday lenders, or ‘legal loan lenders to get them through the month. Labour sharks’, ripping o! consumers. wants to protect families from being ripped o" Labour successfully passed a Council by the legal loan sharks online and on our high motion in December to support calls for a streets. cap on interest rates. Lenders like like Wonga There are far cheaper options than charge borrowers rates of more than 4,200% payday lenders, if you need a loan. Go to interest on loans. ﬁndyourcreditunion.co.uk to learn more. With living costs rising faster than wages,

New lease of life for Denton Denton’s Labour councillors are working together with local residents and businesses to make Denton a better place to shop, work and live. Denton’s Town Team is a collaboration between Tameside Council, your local Labour MP and councillors, Denton businesses, traders and residents. The Team is working together to develop ideas, opinions and initiatives all Denton Labour councillors are working to revitalise the town centre in this di !cult with local residents and businesses to ﬁnd economic climate, whether it be temporary ways to revitalise Denton town centre. markets, charity collections or town picnics. There’s lots to come so watch this space! your local get in touch Labour team We want to hear from you. Tell us how you would like to see your area improved.

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Government cuts in ‘right thing’ but who rely on Tameside mean we are extra help, such as council losing £110 for every tax relief, housing benefit A one-earner couple man, woman and child. and tax credits to help with children will be But is all this financial make that work pay. And pain working? these are the people who Well not according to will be hit the hardest. the independent O!ce of At the same time, the £534 Budget Responsibility who government has chosen to worse o! each year, admit that the government gift a £2,000 a week tax thanks to the Tories will now be forced to cut to Britain’s millionaires. borrow £212 billion more So much for us all being in than planned, partly this together! because their policies are I will continue to do all pushing ever more people I can in 2013 to oppose onto benefits. many of these measures 70% So the government’s and do my upmost to of those hit by Tory answer has been to cut ensure Ministers hear the benefit cuts are benefits to the most needy voice of Tameside people working families in a savage and mean way. loudly and clearly on these Three quarters of their unfair policies that are changes a"ect people in hitting our communities so low paid work – doing the very hard.

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