Labour is working hard to make our communities safer by cracking down on the yobs and criminals who can make the lives of others a misery, legislating to get tough on serious and persistent offenders and putting more bobbies on the beat. The Tories talk tough and vote soft on crime, while David Cameron makes calls to hug-a-hoodie and show louts more ‘love’.
Latest figures show that, on average, Labour councils issue more ASBOs than Tory councils, and three times more ASBOs than in Lib Dem areas. With Labour there are more police, with over 14,400 more officers than in 1997 plus almost 11,000 Police Community Support Officers to work alongside the police.
Labour is the party of stronger cities, towns and communities. The Tories left our cities in economic decline with fractured communities. Our aim is to build stronger, inclusive communities with affordable homes, good transport links, and thriving commercial and industrial centres. People will never forget the decline that our cities suffered under the Tories, when families fled from urban areas in the face of rising crime and decay. That is why the people who live in Britain’s cities still do not trust the Tories with their future security. The success of our towns and cities is built on a strong economy providing good opportunities for businesses to invest and create jobs - employment is at its highest ever level, interest rates and inflation remain at historic lows, and the OECD expects UK investment to grow faster than in any other G7 economy in both 2007 and 2008.
A good local environment is vital to the wellbeing and quality of life of communities, and that’s why we’ve given priority to improving public spaces and cleaning up our streets. We’ve given councils powers to tackle problems like graffiti, abandoned cars, fly tipping, noise pollution. The Tories, despite their rhetoric, voted against measures for cleaner neighbourhoods and to tackle climate change. Household recycling in England has increased nearly four fold and we are committed to ensuring that by 2010 all households have access to kerbside collection of at least two types of recyclable materials. We are working to eradicate fuel poverty in vulnerable households by 2010 and announced our plans to make all new homes zero-carbon by 2016. We’ve also worked in partnership with councils to improve local transport, with funding more than doubled since 1997.
Latest figures show that, on average, Labour councils issue more ASBOs than Tory councils, and three times more ASBOs than in Lib Dem areas. With Labour there are more police, with over 14,400 more officers than in 1997 plus almost 11,000 Police Community Support Officers to work alongside the police.
Labour is the party of stronger cities, towns and communities. The Tories left our cities in economic decline with fractured communities. Our aim is to build stronger, inclusive communities with affordable homes, good transport links, and thriving commercial and industrial centres. People will never forget the decline that our cities suffered under the Tories, when families fled from urban areas in the face of rising crime and decay. That is why the people who live in Britain’s cities still do not trust the Tories with their future security. The success of our towns and cities is built on a strong economy providing good opportunities for businesses to invest and create jobs - employment is at its highest ever level, interest rates and inflation remain at historic lows, and the OECD expects UK investment to grow faster than in any other G7 economy in both 2007 and 2008.
A good local environment is vital to the wellbeing and quality of life of communities, and that’s why we’ve given priority to improving public spaces and cleaning up our streets. We’ve given councils powers to tackle problems like graffiti, abandoned cars, fly tipping, noise pollution. The Tories, despite their rhetoric, voted against measures for cleaner neighbourhoods and to tackle climate change. Household recycling in England has increased nearly four fold and we are committed to ensuring that by 2010 all households have access to kerbside collection of at least two types of recyclable materials. We are working to eradicate fuel poverty in vulnerable households by 2010 and announced our plans to make all new homes zero-carbon by 2016. We’ve also worked in partnership with councils to improve local transport, with funding more than doubled since 1997.
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