Economy
Balancing the Books
Ed Miliband: Labour will deal with the deficit and balance the books – but we will never return to the 1930s
Ed Miliband delivered a major speech on the economy this morning on how the next Labour government will build a strong economic foundation by dealing with the deficit and balancing the books – but never going down the Tory road to take Britain back to 1930s spending levels which existed before the NHS. This will be great news for residents in South Basildon and East Thurrock who are suffering under this failed Tory-led coalition.
Community
Respect for Shopworkers Week 2014
Labour’s parliamentary candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock, Mike Le-Surf, joined forces with Jack Dromey MP this week to promote Usdaw’s Freedom from Fear campaign and offer their support to “Respect for Shopworkers Week” 2014.
Cost of living
Gavin Calls for Private Rent Regulation
Gavin Callaghan today added his support to consumers in the housing market by banning the practice of double charging by Estate Agents, where agents charge both buyers and sellers fees for arranging the sale of the same property. Responding to plans by Labour in Parliament to amend the Consumer Rights Read more…
Basildon
Housing benefit bill increases
Labour’s Parliamentary Candidates for Basildon have responded to official figures from Shelter which demonstrate that the housing benefit bill in Basildon has increased under the current Government.
Figures show a total of 13,880 housing benefit claimants in Quarter 1 of 2010 compared to 14,573 in Quarter 3 of 2013.
Mike Le-Surf, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock explained, “The Tory-led Government has made great play on the fact that they want to reduce the benefit bill and make housing a priority, so much so that together with the Liberal Democrats, they have set about introducing the pernicious bedroom tax.