Southampton UKIP vs Southmpton Tories

BASILDON BOY · 12-07-2006, 06:26 PM

All this is great stuff - and this is how it must be sold to Joe Public - with a costed budget on how the 0% increase would be achieved!

ryansoton · 27-07-2006, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ModernTory

Indeed. I also don't think criticising the Tories for rises in line with inflation is a good thing. Their way, there'd be no cuts in services, in your plan there would be.

We would not cut services. We can use the £17 million savings the Lib Dems have made to go towards other services. If the Lib Dems are making these savings there really is no need to increase council tax.
Also with our policy of fighting to have more of the business rates return from central government we ccould use this money to improve services.

theking · 30-07-2006, 11:27 AM

Your reps in Southampton have really annoyed the local Tories.
I attended a Tory summer party in a neighbouring area yesterday and alot of Southampton tories in attendance where talking about the aggresiveness of some of UKIP Southampton.

BASILDON BOY · 30-07-2006, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ryansoton

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Originally Posted by ModernTory

Indeed. I also don't think criticising the Tories for rises in line with inflation is a good thing. Their way, there'd be no cuts in services, in your plan there would be.

We would not cut services. We can use the £17 million savings the Lib Dems have made to go towards other services. If the Lib Dems are making these savings there really is no need to increase council tax.
Also with our policy of fighting to have more of the business rates return from central government we ccould use this money to improve services.

The 'savings' are part of the Gershwin Government imposed savings - all Councils must cut back on expenditure - while increasing the services they offer! The £17 million in savings can't be spent elsewhere! The Government will impose cuts in budgets if they faile to cut back and make these savings!

And for savings talk about 'cuts'

ryansoton · 30-07-2006, 01:54 PM

Ok thanks for that BB.
We would then rely on the increase from business rates coming back into the council if we were successful in doing this.

BASILDON BOY · 30-07-2006, 03:29 PM

Every time the LibDems talk about 'savings' attack them and accuse them of cutting services!

Get a copy of this years budget and last years budget - work out which services they are draining resources from!

Ask for a copy of the CPA performance report - see where council services are getting better or worse.

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12-07-2006, 06:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
BASILDON BOY Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: N'Djamena, Chad Posts: 1,852	All this is great stuff - and this is how it must be sold to Joe Public - with a costed budget on how the 0% increase would be achieved!

30-07-2006, 11:27 AM	#13 (permalink)
theking Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11	Your reps in Southampton have really annoyed the local Tories. I attended a Tory summer party in a neighbouring area yesterday and alot of Southampton tories in attendance where talking about the aggresiveness of some of UKIP Southampton.

30-07-2006, 01:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
ryansoton Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southampton Posts: 782 Party: Other	Ok thanks for that BB. We would then rely on the increase from business rates coming back into the council if we were successful in doing this.

30-07-2006, 03:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
BASILDON BOY Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: N'Djamena, Chad Posts: 1,852	Every time the LibDems talk about 'savings' attack them and accuse them of cutting services! Get a copy of this years budget and last years budget - work out which services they are draining resources from! Ask for a copy of the CPA performance report - see where council services are getting better or worse.