Bellingham and Lewisham in the news
Dr Tony O’Sullivan, a former consultant community paeditrician at Lewisham Hospital and Co-Chair of Keep Our NHS Public has released a video explaining why the herd immunity strategy was dangerous, the need for proper personal, protective equipment known as PPE for care workers, teachers, transport staff as well as NHS employees. He argues for serious …
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On March 2nd 2020 ahead of the Government’s Spring Budget, parents, children, teachers, campaigners, Councillors & MPs joined the National Education Union (NEU) in handing a 25,000 signature petition to No10 Downing Street. The Petition says: “Nursery schools give 40,000 children the best start to school. The majority of these schools are located in the …
Continue reading “Lewisham Nurseries Go To Downing Street Over Cuts”
The Labour Government introduced the free tv licence for the over-75s when Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer produced a ‘budget that unites the whole country’ and ‘offers stability and security for all.’ Fifteen years later, the Tory’s Chancellor, George Osborne cut £650m from the BBC’s budget, transferred the responsibility for the over-75s licence fee …
Continue reading “‘Don’t Switch Us Off’ say pensioners as Over-75s Free TV Licence Faces the Axe”
SEND Crisis campaign hits Downing Street as cuts bite. Lewisham Council loses over £15 million
Home Park Adventure Playground is part of Youth First – Lewisham’s staff and young people owned youth service. It is a mutual youth service for young people aged between 8 – 19 years. Local Councillor Alan Hall went along and met Chantel Simpson, the Senior Youth & Play Worker – watch the video. https://twitter.com/cllralanhall/status/1035899365313990656 …
