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Lambeth school cuts – Petition

newcombe09 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:56:13 +0000

As we have been banging on about on Twitter, Lambeth council have launched a petition against the recent cuts announced by the coalition Conservative Government to the school building programme in Lambeth.

You can sign it here – and please pass it on to your contacts!

Lambeth primary schools – 48hrs to sign e-petition!

newcombe09 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:11:25 +0000

As we mentioned at the tail end of last year, Lambeth council is running an e-petition as part of a lobbying process aimed at getting more money for extra primary school places in the borough.

The petition close on Wednesday, so if you havent already signed the petition please put your name on the site and forward a link onto your friends and family. Its vital we get this funding to meet the unexpected surge in demand for primary school places in Lambeth – it sounds like a cliche, but your voice really will count!

New year podcast from Downing Street

newcombe09 — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:32:40 +0000

As reported by the Guardian yesterday, Gordon Brown’s new year podcast is now up on the Downing Street website.

The PM talks about the sort of cynicism and slash n burn public spending cuts being espoused by an incredibly gleeful Conservative party, pointing out that neither are necessary as we pull out of the global recession. When the Tories talk about austerity, they are really talking about unfairness.

Of course, the ramifications of the recession are definitely not behind us yet and as we’ve said on this blog, 2010 is going to be tough, though less difficult than the past 12 months, thanks in part to the government’s intervention in the economy – something Cameron and Georgie Osborne would not have done. Every major nation is still stabilising its economy. But what we don’t need to do is adopt the firebombing tactics of the Tories – currently being road tested by our Mayor in London in the transport and police fields. It is possible with sensible management to get things moving again, as weve shown by getting extra cash for local primary school places. And in any case, do we really want more scribbled, frothing notes calling for mass sackings as once delivered by Maggie?

Still whatever you make of Brown’s podcast, all the best for your New Year’s eve – if you’re going out then View London has a list of what is on in Clapham, while if you’re taking the probably less headache inducing course of staying in, here is a full listing of tonight’s TV treats – all the best whatever you are planning.

Primary school places in Lambeth, sign up to the e-petition

newcombe09 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:49:04 +0000

As we enter the new year, its worth having a look at an important drive being undertaken by Lambeth council to increase the number of primary school places across the borough.

At the start of December, the council secured an extra £9 million to increase the number of school places available for the youngest kids in Lambeth by 2011. Practically, this will help kick-start a project aimed at creating the necessary 300 extra classrooms to cope with a surge in demand for primary school places.

However, despite this grant, the council still needs further funding of up to £10 million to see through the project and is continuing to lobby ministers to provide that sum. As part of this campaigning process an e-petition is now up online asking all residents to back to call for extra funding.

As we’ve said before on this blog, the global recession has put a big hole in the public finances and placed constraints on everyone. However, the grant from the government this month showed it is still possible to get funding if the project is up to scratch – but we need to make sure we make our case as powerfully as possible.

So, whatever your political loyalty, please sign up to the petition and pass it onto your friends and family.