EREWASH CAMPAIGN CONFERENCE




Chris Williamson M.P. for Derby North gave the key note speech at Erewash Labour's Campaign Conference at Bennerley Enterprise Centre, Ilkeston. 

CHRIS WILLIAMSON M.P. AND HOWARD GRIFFITHS



The Conference was Chaired by Frank Phillips and I gave an introductory speech out lining Erewash past history and some of the challenges that lie ahead.



Chris Williamson spoke of how the cuts will hit Councils badly in the areas most dependent on Government Grant. Area based grants aimed at the worst off areas will be scrapped. The freedom promised to local Government, by the Coalition, will be freedom to make cuts. The Government appear to be trying to by pass local government and rely on the 3rd sector to make up the gap. Many workers will go from low pay to no pay under the Coalition Government so called "Big Society". He went on to say that providing homes would be a big challenge and that Council's should claim back their role by again providing mortgages for people to get the housing market moving again. He went on to say "The sell out by the Lib-Dems has left Labour as the only progressive force in British politics and we need to reap up the centre-left vote to be able to defeat the Tories".