North East Ipswich Labour team - standing up for local schools

Labour for education

The failings of Tory education policy

• Local primary and secondary schools all oversubscribed
• Tory Suffolk looking for a school site in town centre!
• Tory Government forcing schools to become Academies – removing parent governors
• Tory Government create chaos to the secondary exam system in confusing transition to new A level and GCSE qualifications
• Tory Government introduce highly criticised primary curriculum
• Teacher morale dangerously low with strikes now threatened
• Teacher recruitment targets missed and shortages rise

Tory cuts

• Possible closure of specialist centre at Sidegate
• Pupil Referral Units to be amalgamated or closed?
• Sixth form college funding reduced

Labour councillors support local schools

• Northgate electric car project
• Community Garden project at Copleston and Britannia
• Lapwing Education for complex needs children

• Labour run Ipswich increased parking officers at schools to help with safety of pupils

Labour protect services to help families

Despite Government cuts to council funding, Labour run Ipswich is protecting and improving parks, swimming pools, the Regent theatre, sports centres & school holiday programmes.

Labour for families

Labour Councillors will -

• Fight for new Primary School in NE Ipswich
• Keep supporting school projects
• Improve parks, pools & sports centres

Not all bad news! And a big thank you.

Well after 4 years of campaigning, even with the national disaster I managed to win the Rushmere ward seat for Labour,
I have been away since the election and it will take me a few more days to get over the fact that I can now represent the people of this ward with far more effect.
I will blog later in the week with my thoughts on the poor national results, the brilliant results we had in Ipswich (3 gains) and my own victory in Rushmere.
I must thank most of the constituents who voted for me , and the support I have had from all Labour colleagues, especially those from the North East branch- John Mowles, Sandy Martin and Neil McDonald.
I must admit I did have a tear in my eye when I was declared the Ward Councillor for Rushmere, all I could think of was my late mother and father- Peter and Annie Ross - if I can be half as good a Councillor as they were the people of Rushmere will be happy.
Thank you for putting- "A cross for Ross for Rushmere".

Result:
Alasdair Ross- Labour- 1,026 votes
Paul Carter- Conservative- 1,013 votes
Leslie Nicholls- Lib Dem - 294 votes
Turnout- 39.04%
A majority of just 13- but the Tories had a majority of 104 last year!