Labour will defend free bus travel in Hull

The Opposition Labour Group on Hull City Council has hit out at the latest Lib Dem cuts to free transport for pensioners, the chronically sick and disabled people.

Labour introduced this free public transport scheme in 2005 to enable pensioners, people with chronic illnesses and disabled people to use buses all day. Since then thousands have benefited in being able to attend hospital appointments in good time, visit loved ones and friends to keep in touch and engaged in the community of Hull.

This progressive policy has been under threat from the Lib Dems since they came to power. They have always responded saying they have no intention of cutting free travel but with their conversion nationally into full blown Conservatives they can come clean and reveal their true faces.

Liberal Democrat Council Leader slams “bad” VAT increase

The Liberal Democrat Leader of Hull City Council this week attacked his own Government’s planned VAT rise to 20 per cent.

Councillor Carl Minns tabled a motion at a meeting of Hull City Council which declared:

“Council agrees that this is a bad initiative and urges Government to do all that they can to avoid the need to implement the increase”.

Cllr Minns’ motion was supported unanimously by the controlling Liberal Democrat group on the Council.

This further demonstration of Liberal Democrat disillusion follows last week’s criticism of the ConDem government by the Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Liverpool City Council, who predicted that “the Lib Dems will be wiped out in the North by Labour”.