Queen's Speech a disappointment for Devizes - Lib Dems
November 9, 2007 12:00 AM
"A disappointing string of announcements with no vision" - that's the
verdict of Liberal Democrats in Devizes as local residents digest the
contents of the Queen's Speech, the government's plans for the coming
year.
In a message to residents, Wendy Johnson, local Parliamentary
Spokesperson said, "The West Country has suffered from extreme weather
this year, a result of global warming and climate change which is
caused by carbon emissions. The government's response is to bring in
a weak Climate Change Bill that lacks targets and the real action
needed to tackle the problem.
"Thousands of residents of Devizes Constituency are hit hard by
council tax, the unfairest tax around. But there was no mention of
scrapping it and replacing it with a fairer system based on ability to
pay.
"Many people in Wiltshire are unable to live in a home of their own
because the government has failed completely over the past decade to
ensure there is enough affordable housing. Yet the measures in the
Queen's Speech on housing will only scratch the surface of the problem
in Devizes.
"Gordon Brown has been at the heart of the Labour government since it
came to power over ten years ago. He has now been Prime Minister for
four months. Yet there is little in the way of a vision in the Queen's
Speech of where he wants to take the country.
"Much of it is a collection of knee jerk reactions, rather than a
picture of where Labour wants to take the country. And much of the
rest is about grabbing headlines by trying to look as if problems that
Labour have failed to tackle over the past decade are now being taken
seriously.
"Many people in Devizes Constituency will be disappointed by this
Queen's Speech from the government. What could have been a great
stride forward for both Devizes and the country has turned out to be a
timid mishmash that will get us nowhere."
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