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Labour MEP for the Southeast, Peter Skinner, writes:
“The European Parliament has approved my Committee’s proposals to cut roaming charges.
“From July the cost of making a call will drop from around 30p/min to 24p/min and the cost of sending a text will fall to 7p. Further changes will follow with the cost of making a call set to fall to 12p/min – or less – by 2014. Data roaming costs will also be capped for the first time with 1MB costing 58p.
“The mobile phone companies have been ripping off South East holidaymakers for too long. I want roaming charges scrapped entirely but this is a step in the right direction.” For more information on this, on building taxes,
….. Continue reading Victory on Roaming Charges
On Thursday 24 May: Natan Doron, Senior Researcher at the Fabian Society who will be talking on ‘Climate Change and Sustainable Consumption’. On Thursday 21 June: Jeremy Corbyn MP talking on Foreign Policy.
Both at 8.00 at the Dartford Working Mens Club, Essex Rd, Dartford. All welcome.
Full article here.
The 38Degrees campaign is looking for ideas on where next to take the opposition to dismantling the NHS. They say: “Although we didn’t stop the changes to our NHS there is still a lot to fight for. Now we need to decide together what our next step should be and how we can work together to protect our NHS. Can you take two minutes now to vote in the poll?” Take the poll
Dartford residents shouldn’t be too impressed by the big local media fuss a few weeks back after the Tory-run council submitted a last minute bid for so called Portas cash.
To begin with, the Tory proposals are hardly ambitious – they’re seeking just £79,000 to fund a handful of schemes such as buying a few pop-up market stalls or the opening of a ‘drop in’ shop for training and mentoring. Do they really think that such modest measures will really turn around the fortunes of a town where one in five shops are empty? What’s more, such ideas are far from new. The council has been talking about similar measures for years and has even set aside rather more than the £79,000
….. Continue reading Portas puff – let’s get real
The cause of this recession? The 10 myths on which Tory economic policy is based:
Myth 1: “Austerity will reduce debt.” Wrong. According to the OBR, having fallen between 2007 and 2010, household debt will increase by £531 billion in the next 4 years – which means that, in the unlikely event that Osborne meets his target of eliminating the £142 billion budget deficit by 2015, this will be at the cost of transferring nearly 4 times this amount of debt from the government’s books to the credit cards and overdrafts of UK households.
Myth 2: “We can’t afford to increase borrowing” Wrong again. The national debt is now 60% of GDP. In 1945 it was 237%. Then, as now
….. Continue reading 10 Tory economic myths
It’s surprising to see that Dartford’s Tory MP Gareth Johnson is so bitterly opposed to plans to include Dartford trains in some way within London’s transport network. Given the potential practial benefts, then he should think again.
Moves in this direction, of course, aren’t new. Before 2010’s general election, Dartford’s former Labour MP Howard Stoate led a popular campaign to have Transport for London’s (TfL) Oyster card scheme extended to Dartford. Indeed, as Labour’s parliamentary candidate at the 2010 general election, I strongly supported that campaign. There are big advantages. Being able to swipe an Oyster card at Dartford station – something Dartfordians using nearby Crayford station can already do – will help tackle long ticket queues. Moreover, if Dartford’s involvement
….. Continue reading Dartford’s trains and London transport – a route to better services?
It won’t be a happy new year for thousands of commuters in Dartford, who will begin 2012 with the news that the train operator serving the town, SouthEastern is raising fares by an average of 6%. This news is another kick in the teeth for local residents who use stations in Stone, Greenhithe, Swanscombe, Dartford and across North Kent, who are well used to experiencing delays, cancellations and overcrowded trains. For many, rail travel is the only realistic method of travelling to work in London and across Kent. This latest rise, at a time when household incomes are being squeezed, is the worst possible news.
These increases represent another broken promise from the Tory led Coalition Government. Before the election,
….. Continue reading Labour Campaigns for a Fair Deal for Commuters on Fares
With unemployment amongst 18-24 year olds having risen above 1 million nationally - and with youth unemployment having soared by 89% between January and October here in Dartford - the Dartford Labour Party took part in a national day of action on this issue on 26 November. Activists collected 227 signatures for a petition calling on the government to take action to save the prospects for this lost generation.
Councillor Geoff Prout, shadow leader of Dartford Borough Council said: “It’s terrible news that so many young people are now unemployed and unable to find work. David Cameron’s Government have been given a million reasons to change course on the economy – and they need to do so before it’s too late.”
Also,
….. Continue reading Labour demands action on youth unemployment
The town’s Euro MP marked remembrance day by laying a wreath in Ypres – the scene of more than 300,000 British soldier deaths.
Peter Skinner visited the memorial at the Menin Gate in the Belgian town of Ypres to pay his respects to the British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown.
Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and built by the British Government, the Menin Gate Memorial was unveiled back in 1927.
Ypres occupied a key strategic position in World War one and was the focus of five major battles over the course of the war including the Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Passchendaele. The town held out
….. Continue reading Euro MP lays wreath at Ypres Memorial Gate
We are a party that relies on the generous support of our members and by joining and becoming a part of our movement you join to become a part of our journey too.
Maybe you already vote Labour at election time? Maybe you have thought about joining but not actually done it? Maybe you think you are too young, too old or too busy? Maybe it’s because nobody has asked you. We’re asking you now.
Join us and help shape the future of our great country. Click here to go to Dartford Labour Party’s membership page.
Party members meet monthly to discuss policy, and we have a full calendar of campaigning and social events. You can join in discussion at
….. Continue reading Joining Dartford Labour Party
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