10 Point manifesto pledge:
Local Communities making local decisions
Labour and the Liberals want everything centralised. They want 27 new quangos to provide services miles away from where you live.
Conservatives will keep the six districts we’re all used to. We promise to provide a one stop shop in each district – a local service centre with a local 24 hour call centre.
Better Schools
We want to liberate our school-age children from Labour’s “one size fits all” policy. From Berwick to Haydon Bridge, Conservatives will give the power back to local schools and communities to decide their own future – bottom up not top down.
We are committed to free school transport for post-16 students
We will look at ways of improving after school services in our communities.
Affordable housing
Conservatives promise local housing for local people in sustainable communities.
Labour’s failed planning system created the problem. With a better planning system, a choice-based letting system giving priority to local people, we can provide local housing for local people.
We must do this to keep younger people in Northumberland.
Council Tax
Under Labour, Northumberland has one of the highest levels of Council Tax in Britain.
Conservatives can find the savings to lay on better services with lower Council Tax.
Council Tax is a Labour stealth tax. Our top priority is to keep it down.
Jobs and economy
Our younger people struggle to find work in Northumberland. Often they leave altogether. Others travel many miles to get work.
Conservatives promise to promote Northumberland as the place to create fairly-paid, year round, local jobs.
We’re committed to finding solutions that will help people who only find work in the summer tourist season.
Our roads are in a shocking state – have been for years.
Labour and the Lib Dems have cut road repairs across Northumberland.
Only the Conservatives are promising better roads.
Conservatives oppose congestion charging.
We will support community transport plans.
We will work towards a single transport policy with Tyneside and Newcastle.
Law and Order
Conservatives promise to support our community wardens and work with the police to cut crime.
We will make ASBOs tougher and ban drinking in public places where there is a problem.
Conservatives will engage our younger people with our communities using sport, education and training with support centres for them in each community.
Support for the Elderly and Disabled
The most vulnerable people in our communities are often treated shamefully.
Conservatives will review adult social care.
We will provide care locally to deliver it better.
We oppose rises in care charges.
We will review the way the Care Trust works.
Climate change
Conservatives want Northumberland to lead the North of England in recycling.
We’ll introduce a well promoted recycling scheme across the county
Conservatives will help make homes more efficient to reduce emissions and cut energy bills.
Conservatives demand an end to the huge waste of energy in public buildings.
We’ll take immediate action on climate change to save public money.
Clean Green Environment
We are proud of our environment in Northumberland.
Conservatives will stop unwanted development, we will enforce planning rules.
Conservatives want Northumberland to be a better place to live, work and visit.
We will maintain clean streets and green open spaces.
We will combat litter and dog fouling.
We will use rapid response teams to clear graffiti and fly-tipping within 24 hours.
The summary:
Conservatives have a track record of running good Councils with low Council Tax.
Labour have scrapped our Local Councils. There will now be just one Council, in Morpeth, for the whole county.
Northumbrians voted “No” – but Labour imposed it anyway.
Conservatives promise to cut red tape. We promise to put people first.
Under our management, we will provide excellent services and better value for money.
Local Communities making local decisions
Labour and the Liberals want everything centralised. They want 27 new quangos to provide services miles away from where you live.
Conservatives will keep the six districts we’re all used to. We promise to provide a one stop shop in each district – a local service centre with a local 24 hour call centre.
Better Schools
We want to liberate our school-age children from Labour’s “one size fits all” policy. From Berwick to Haydon Bridge, Conservatives will give the power back to local schools and communities to decide their own future – bottom up not top down.
We are committed to free school transport for post-16 students
We will look at ways of improving after school services in our communities.
Affordable housing
Conservatives promise local housing for local people in sustainable communities.
Labour’s failed planning system created the problem. With a better planning system, a choice-based letting system giving priority to local people, we can provide local housing for local people.
We must do this to keep younger people in Northumberland.
Council Tax
Under Labour, Northumberland has one of the highest levels of Council Tax in Britain.
Conservatives can find the savings to lay on better services with lower Council Tax.
Council Tax is a Labour stealth tax. Our top priority is to keep it down.
Jobs and economy
Our younger people struggle to find work in Northumberland. Often they leave altogether. Others travel many miles to get work.
Conservatives promise to promote Northumberland as the place to create fairly-paid, year round, local jobs.
We’re committed to finding solutions that will help people who only find work in the summer tourist season.
Our roads are in a shocking state – have been for years.
Labour and the Lib Dems have cut road repairs across Northumberland.
Only the Conservatives are promising better roads.
Conservatives oppose congestion charging.
We will support community transport plans.
We will work towards a single transport policy with Tyneside and Newcastle.
Law and Order
Conservatives promise to support our community wardens and work with the police to cut crime.
We will make ASBOs tougher and ban drinking in public places where there is a problem.
Conservatives will engage our younger people with our communities using sport, education and training with support centres for them in each community.
Support for the Elderly and Disabled
The most vulnerable people in our communities are often treated shamefully.
Conservatives will review adult social care.
We will provide care locally to deliver it better.
We oppose rises in care charges.
We will review the way the Care Trust works.
Climate change
Conservatives want Northumberland to lead the North of England in recycling.
We’ll introduce a well promoted recycling scheme across the county
Conservatives will help make homes more efficient to reduce emissions and cut energy bills.
Conservatives demand an end to the huge waste of energy in public buildings.
We’ll take immediate action on climate change to save public money.
Clean Green Environment
We are proud of our environment in Northumberland.
Conservatives will stop unwanted development, we will enforce planning rules.
Conservatives want Northumberland to be a better place to live, work and visit.
We will maintain clean streets and green open spaces.
We will combat litter and dog fouling.
We will use rapid response teams to clear graffiti and fly-tipping within 24 hours.
The summary:
Conservatives have a track record of running good Councils with low Council Tax.
Labour have scrapped our Local Councils. There will now be just one Council, in Morpeth, for the whole county.
Northumbrians voted “No” – but Labour imposed it anyway.
Conservatives promise to cut red tape. We promise to put people first.
Under our management, we will provide excellent services and better value for money.
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