Sunday 12 July 2009

Labour campaigns for 24/7 police cover in North End


According to figures from the Metropolitan Police, crime in North End rose almost 3% in the last year. That is why North End Labour candidates have joined H&F’s Labour Councillors in a commitment to deliver the investment needed to provide North End with 24/7 Police Task Squads.

During the last two years, the Tory-run H&F Council have only provided £750k per year in police funding out of a total £189m budget - which is far less than they spend on their advertising, PR and propaganda programme. This low funding means that 14 out of 16 wards in H&F, including North End, do not have 24/7 police cover.

Cllr. Lisa Homan (Lab), the Shadow Cabinet Member for Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour underlined what would happen if the public elect Labour to form the next Administration after the local elections in 2010, saying "Hammersmith and Fulham was the leading crime fighting borough in London under Labour. Now, under the Conservatives it is languishing behind Lambeth, Waltham Forest and even Richmond. The Conservatives actually spend more of the Council's budget on advertising, PR and propaganda than they do on policing. That can't be right and it doesn't reflect the public's priorities. We will change that, if elected to form the new Administration next year and commit to providing the necessary investment to ensure all sixteen wards in the borough gain extra 24/7 Police Task Squad cover".

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