{"pk":5057,"title":"And it's time for change at Islington Council","description":"[advert in Islington Tribune, 30/04/2010]\r\n\r\nThe Leaders' debates have handed choice back to you this general election\r\n\r\nOther parties say only they can win here.  But this time it's different.  Now a Conservative vote counts.  \r\n\r\nCleggmania has killed tactical voting here.  Nick Clegg says he'll decide who is PM on national vote totals\r\n\r\nSo, every Conservative vote matters in Islington because it will boost the national total\r\n\r\n\r\nCUT COUNCIL TAX BY £100 OVER 4 YEARS. We’ll reform Town Hall procurement, cut management and wasteful communications” allowances. We’ll also bring back the £2O direct-debit discount.\r\n\r\nSCRAP HFI AND GET A GRIP ON HOUSING REPAIRS. We’ll bring accountability and control back in house. Zero-tolerance approach on poor quality housing repairs. We’ll fight to cap all leasehold repairs at £10,000.\r\n\r\nPROVIDE TOWN HALL TRANSPARENCY. We’ll cut councilIors’ allowances by 20%. We’ll also publish online the salaries of council staff earning over £60,000 and anything costing more than £25,000.\r\n\r\nTOUGH ON ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR. Proactive approach in tackling anti-social behaviour. More dispersal zones, alcohol control zones & temporary toilet facilities on Friday & Saturday nights on Upper Street.\r\n\r\nPROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT. We’ll stop the green space sell-off for the building of rabbit-hutch flats. We’ll extend rubbish & recycle collections to improve borough recycling rates and to keep our streets clean. \r\n\r\nSORT OUT OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Radical reform of secondary education in the borough, giving people 8 real choice over their kids’ schooling. Parent power to drive up standards in  Islington’s schools.\r\n\r\nSUPPORT YOUNG AND OLD. We’ll extend community centre provision, focusing on youth clubs and pensioner support. \r\n","party":{"party_id":"party:52","party_name":"Conservative and Unionist Party"},"people":[],"images":[{"image":"https://images.electionleaflets.org/leaflets/e5dadd2a9a0c2bca08d3f8575489290c.jpg","image_type":null}],"first_page_thumb":"https://images.electionleaflets.org/thumbs/350/leaflets/e5dadd2a9a0c2bca08d3f8575489290c.png","date_uploaded":"2010-05-04T19:32:15+01:00","date_delivered":"2010-04-27T00:00:00+01:00","status":"live"}