These cuts are unfair to our town

These cuts are unfair to our town!

Reading is losing £8,568,000 in Government grants in 2011-12, twice as much as the three wealthiest Councils in Berkshire, says Labour Leader Cllr. Jo Lovelock.

“The Tory-led Government is making most of their savings in local government by slashing those grants which support communities with high needs, so Reading is losing £81/2M while wealthy Wokingham is only losing half that. Tory Councillors in other parts of the country are openly criticising the Coalition Government for hitting hardest the areas of greatest need, but not our local Tory-led administration! They are making no attempt to speak up for Reading, just willingly wielding George Osborne’s axe and chopping everything from street cleaning and grass-cutting to children’s services - including playschemes, youth clubs, and careers advice - and home care for the elderly and disabled.

Cllr. Lovelock adds: “The damage that is being done to our town as the results of these people failing to stand up for Reading is immense. They should be ashamed of themselves for not making the case for Reading people .”