They raise your taxes, cut your services … and blame the buses
Posted by Ricky in Opinion under Adur | on Apr 08 2008
Why is that the Tories always look to the most vulnerable for budget cuts?
The Tories have hiked Adur Council Tax by 4.5% , and 4.6% in Lancing where they also control the Parish Council - right up to the limit the Government threatens to cap at. Who do they blame? The elderly! The new Concessionary bus fare scheme gives thousands of our senior citizens the freedom to move, a freedom that the exorbitant charges of our de-regulated buses and privatised railways denies to the old and young alike. There’s an extra £212 million of direct government funding on top of the £350 million last year, and still they say it’s not enough!
The Tories have pulled the plug on Adur Community Transport. They have tried to close down Dial-a-Ride, the voluntary run lifeline taxi-bus service for the vulnerable, old and handicapped. Public protest blocked them this time, thank goodness, but they haven’t given up.
Why is that the Tories always look to the most vulnerable for budget cuts.
