Sign the Petition, Save the Bus Pass

Well done to Mrs Collier for supporting "Save the Bus Pass" petition initiated by Labour's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, Ruth Smeeth.

Please join in the campaign to save the bus pass here.

Tories are untrustworthy

David Cameron has said today that Tories will protect free bus travel.  But from the recent cut in free bus travel in East Stafforshire we know Tories are lying.

He said "I understand many, many pensioners live on incredibly tight budgets and so increases in electricity prices, or gas prices, or council tax, put incredible pressure on.
And what I want to see is the ability to give people the chance to have dignity and security in old age."

He obviously does not mean it as Conservatives in East Staffordshire Borough Council heeded his message to freeze Council Tax at the expense of elderly and disabled by cutting free bus pass scheme.

Thanks to Labour's PPC, Ruth Smeeth, Labour is leading a high profile protest and petition to save the bus pass scheme.

It is interesting to note that Conservative PPC has not condemed this decision by local Tories which confirms it is Conservative policy.

Tory Propaganda

The Tories are spreading the propaganda regarding bus pass cuts by asking people to write in to Burton Mail and accusing Labour of two-faced.
The Labour Group voted against the budget. 
The budget item was discussed late into the night because Conservative Deputy Leaders wanted to read their lengthy but largely useless reports.
No one was in the public gallery when budget was discusssed or shall I say not discussed as the Tory Mayor was getting tired and it was well past his bed time.  He actually curtailed the debate and denied many Labour Councillors opportunity to speak.
Conservatives are targeting elderly and disabled people.  This is the taste of things to come if they get elected in General election.

Click on the link below to sign Ruth Smeeth's petition to Save Bus Pass Scheme.
http://www.saveourbuspasses.com/

Tory Cut or Saving??

The Conservatives at ESBC stated £73k savings in the budget.  But in fact it is a cut in service as there will be no free bus travel before 9.30am.
This means that the Tories have withdrawn the Labour's flagship free bus pass scheme introduced before the national scheme.
The scheme provided now is national consessionary travel scheme funded by Labour central Government.

So the Tories are targeting the most vulnerable people in our communities.

Tories hit elderly in ESBC

The Burton Mail has reported that ESBC is cutting Bus pass scheme for over 60's by restricting travel before 9.30am.

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=487141

This is unacceptable and Labour's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, Ruth Smeeth, has started a petition to stop this cut which is directed at the most vulnerable people by the Tory party in ESBC.

Please click on the link below to support Ruth's petition and help us to save our bus pass scheme.
http://www.saveourbuspasses.com/

The real impacts of headline grabbing 0% council tax increase by the Tories are unfolding.