Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – May 2020
Firstly, a big thank you to all the council staff, voluntary organisations and volunteers who…
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Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – April 2020
Coronavirus When I finished writing my column for South Leeds Life at the end of…
Cancellation of advice surgeries
DUE TO THE COVID 19 (CORONAVIRUS) ALL ADVICE SURGERIES AND FACE TO FACE MEETINGS ARE…
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – March 2020
Storms Ciara and Dennis have reminded us once again of the risk of flooding in…
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – February 2020
Climate Change At the end of this year, world leaders will gather in Glasgow for…
Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – January 2020
Cladding, transport and the General Election The legacy of the terrible Grenfell tower tragedy still…
Labour’s Climate Change Plans
Now is the time we must act on the climate and environmental crises we are facing. It was for this reason that I supported the House of Commons’ declaration of an environment and climate emergency on 1 May. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the international body responsible for…
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Labour’s Commitments on School Funding
Labour will ensure that high-quality early years education is available for every child. We will reverse cuts to Sure Start and create provision for a genuinely universal service, focused on the under-2s to rising 5s. Considerable investment will be required to radically reform early years provision over two-terms, and we…
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Labour’s Commitments on Animal Welfare
As a vegetarian of over 40 years, I’m a very strong supporter of action to protect our creatures great and small. As a former Environment Secretary, who introduced the Climate Change Bill, steered through the Marine and Coastal Access Act, established the South Downs National Park and set up the…
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Labour’s Plan for Housing
Labour pledges to act to bring down the cost of housing, and improve environmental standards, so that everyone has a decent, affordable home. We will create a new Department for Housing and set out a strategy for council-led local construction. Labour plans to use public land to use for low-cost…
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