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Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb
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Jane2


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16-02-2011 10:18 AM

If anyone is willing to wade through an 800 page document, you can find all the papers for the Mayor's budget meeting this Thursday 17 Feb, on the Council website here

http://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/i...9&MId=1983

See Item 5, 2011/2012 Budget.

Lewisham Anti cuts Alliance provides a good summary of what the cuts to Children's Centres will mean here
http://laca.org.uk/
It is short-sighted and ill-conceived in a borough with a larger than average proportion of children and young people (25%), and a rising birth rate (35% increase in last decade). Yes cuts need to be made, but taking away a successful programme like Sure Start is just going to create more problems long term, and push more families into relying onto an already overstretched education and health system. They are simply shifting responsibility to make their figures work.

What I want to know is what budgets are they keeping... perhaps the Mayor would like to provide a breakdown of his hospitality budget, expenses, and salaries of senior staff?

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RE: Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb - Jane2 - 16-02-2011 10:18 AM