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Search the Public Notice PortalI don’t need to spend much time on national politics; it’s plain to see Labour have created a mess in record time.
They’ve doubled the “black hole” they claim to have inherited from the Tories and are getting through ministers faster than you can say reshuffle.
But I want to focus on something more local. Three warnings I received through my letterbox during the election campaign, from the local Tories.
At the time, I dismissed them as negative campaigning. But looking back… isn’t hindsight a wonderful thing?
1. Our New Hospital
We were told Labour would cancel it, however, Keir Starmer and Luke Murphy promised it would be built by 2030.
Now? It’s gone quiet. The project’s future looks uncertain, with not a penny of funding confirmed, despite all the photo ops and pledges, 2038 is now the latest date I have read.
2. Housebuilding
The Tories warned Basingstoke would be flooded with new developments under Labour.
Turns out, they were right. Our own council is now accusing the government of betrayal, forced to accept a 37 per cent increase in housing targets, despite infrastructure and public services already at breaking point.
[Source: https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25426241.letter-local-plan-blown-government/ ]
3. Council Tax Revaluation
This one hasn’t landed yet, but the writing is on the wall. Labour has long flirted with revaluing council tax, hitting the South East hardest and redirecting that money ‘up North’.
Who was one of the early cheerleaders for this? Our very own MP, Luke Murphy, when at the IPPR back in 2019.
[Sources: https://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/2019/06/council-tax-must-be-reformed ]
Someone please wake me up from this bad dream.
Sincerely,
Paul Martin
Kempshott
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