This evening we had a full Council meeting. The Leader of the Council presented a motion suggesting that I tried to seek political advantage for exposing the fact that popular youth sessions have been stopped. These sessions were delivered through Streets Ahead programme which was part of "Active East Staffs" programme.
The issue is very straight forward. The Tories said they will not cut front line services. Actually 5 youth sessions per week covering Anglesey, Eton, Horninglow and Shobnall wards have been stopped.
Furthermore they were very keen to claim the credit when the Labour Government provided the money. Actually it is a matter of choice; The Tories have chosen to spend over £80,000 on ES News rather than continue with youth club sessions at a fraction of the cost.
The simple fact is the young people are really interested in politics but they simply know that their youth club is no longer available. The Tories failed to respond and explain this reduction in youth service.
The debate was quite interesting and quite personal at times. But ultimately the Tories are good at slogans but not really interested in delivering on their promises.
The Labour government provided many grants including Growth Point money & Street Ahead grant. What extra funding has our local Tory Leadership received from coalition Government?
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I am Borough Councillor for Anglesey Ward at East Staffordshire Borough Council. This blog represents my personal views and not of any organisation.
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