Monday 29 November 2010

DEMO: Mulberry Place, 6.30pm Wed 8th Dec

The effects of the government cuts on Tower Hamlets are now becoming clear.

In order to set a budget for 2011/12 the council is planning to cut £38m from the budget, which will have a huge effect on jobs and services.

HOOPS is supporting a demonstration called by local trade unions outside the next council meeting on Wednesday December 8th – a flyer for this is attached.

We are asking councillors to join the campaign against the government cuts and to support the TUC national demonstration on March 26th.

We will be redrafting the HOOPS petition against the government cuts and asking councillors to sign it.

Please circulate the leaflet and encourage people to come along.

Lobby Tower Hamlets Council
Wednesday 8 December
6.30pm
Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent E14 2BG
Buses D6, 15, 277, Blackwall DLR
 
The cuts in Public Spending announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review will have a devastating impact on communities like Tower Hamlets. They will affect everything from Health and Education, to Benefits and other Services. They will impact on services and on jobs having a huge detrimental impact on the local economy. The Council has already given notice of the loss of up to 500 posts this financial year with more to follow. These cuts will have a real impact on services and jobs in our community. The Con Dem Coalition has no mandate for these savage cuts and the overwhelming majority of people inTower Hamlets have voted for Mayoral candidates and Councillors expressing opposition to them. 

Rather then implementing these cuts we call on the Council to

• Work with Trade Unions and Community Groups to oppose the ConDem Coalition cuts
 
• Expose the impact of the cuts on our community,
 
• Organise a series of community meetings against the cuts
 
• Support the TUC national demonstration on 26 March 2011. 
  Called by Tower Hamlets Council Joint Trade Unions supported by HOOPS Tower Hamlets

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