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Labour is pledging to train more doctors and nurses, as new figures show ‘category 2’ patients, which include those suspected of having had a heart attack or stroke, have been left waiting over 17 hours for an ambulance. Freedom of Information responses reveal that a ‘category 3’ patient was left waiting for two and a…
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Voting is changing this year. For the first time ever people will be required to show valid photo ID if they want to vote at a polling station. All the evidence shows that voting fraud isn’t an issue in the UK, but that the new rules are likely to prevent people from the groups least…
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While the retail sector may not be what it once was, it still remains a major source of employment. According to the 2021 Census, in Crawley 9.51% of our economically active population work in ‘Sales or Customer Service Occupations’ (admittedly a broader description than is helpful), the 21st largest proportion of any local authority in…
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Labour has announced plans to cut taxes by up to £5,000 for small businesses. Under Labour’s plans a typical small factory or workshop would save £2,700, a pub would be £2,600 better off and the average café or restaurant would also save £2,700. Labour’s long-term plan would see Business Rates scrapped and replaced with a system…
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British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens (and EU citizens for this year at least) living in the UK have until tomorrow (17th April) at 11.59pm to register to vote in this year’s local elections. The process takes less than five minutes and you can do it online by going to: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Local authorities are responsible for…
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Half of service personnel in West Sussex are living in the lowest grade of service accommodation, shocking figures have revealed. MOD data uncovered by Labour shows that 190 of personnel in West Sussex live in Grade 4 Single Living Accommodation, the lowest rating given by the Ministry of Defence. Across the country, almost 39,000 members…
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New figures published today reveal NHS waiting lists have hit a new record high – more than 7.2m are now waiting for care. At Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, 48,086 are waiting. Labour has a plan to build a better Crawley – and that means getting the NHS going again. Today there are record…
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Peter Lamb is backing Labour’s call for action to tackle anti-social behaviour, as figures from the party has shown that a staggering 1.2 million incidents of nuisance are recorded in England and Wales every year – equating to over 20,000 incidents every single week. The Home Office’s own internal polling shows that ‘only around a…
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Families in Crawley are facing the biggest fall in living standards since records began – as council tax, energy prices, broadband, phone and water bills are all set to rise this month. The average family will see a £1,840 fall in disposable income over the next two years – sucking £83.8m from the local economy. As…
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Analysis reveals that on average 25% of UK households experienced financial difficulty last year – and that’s even before energy prices went up in October. The figures, based on an analysis of the Bank of England’s household survey data from September 2021 to September 2022, also show how 1 in 10 households said they were…
Peter Lamb for Crawley 