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Top Tories oppose the NHS A senior Tory politician has caused

outrage by calling the NHS a

mistake. Speaking on a right wing

 American TV channel, Daniel

Hannan said the NHS had “made

people iller” and that Britain would

be “better off without the NHS.”

Unfortunately he’s not the only

Conservative who feels this way

about the NHS. A number of Tory MPs expressed similar views about

the NHS is a book published in 2005.

 Tam Langley, Lib Dem prospective MP for Lewisham Deptford, said

“Cameron has tried to create a more acceptable image for his party,

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F ocusCrofton Park 

 www.lwplibdems.org.uk  October 2009

a

L ib Dem 

11,022

Labour  

18,801

UK IP 1,036

Green 982

Only  the L ib Dems can beat L abour  here!

Source: Rallings & T hrasher  for BBC /IT N /Sk y 

T or y  8,787

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C a n’ t w i n he r e 

Local residents are

fighting plans to cut

services by one third

from Honor Oak and

Brockley. Labour-run Department

for Transport and

Southern Railway

plan 33% cuts in off-

peak and evening

peak time services

to London Bridge,

and cancellation of 

off-peak and Sunday

services to Charing

Cross. This

follows recent

news that

Conservative-

run Transport

for London have

secretly scrapped

plans for a service

from Crofton Park to Victoria.

Lib Dems are

campaigning

alongside local

groups such as the

Sydenham Society

to fight these cuts.

 A local petition

has already been

signed by over

1,000 Lewisham

residents, and has

been presented to

Lewisham council

by local Lib Demcouncillors. Local

Lib Dems have

also joined protests

at London Bridge

station.

 The Lib Dems now

plan to take the cuts

fight to Parliament,

and have started a

petition at http://bit.

ly/1Nje7p.

 Tam Langley, Lib

Dem prospective

MP for Lewisham

Deptford, says

‘It’s incredible that

cuts are planned

when better trainservices have been

promised for Honor

Oak and Crofton

Park. Hundreds of 

people have already

signed our petition

to stop cuts in the

planned Crofton

Park to Victoria

service. We’ll keep

fighting for better

train services locally

wherever the threat

comes from.’

 And Lib Dem campaign to cut crime locally

gathers paceNew figures show that there were over 500 knife enabled crimes

Lewisham in the last year, up 25%, while Labour locally have attacked

Lib Dem plans to cut crime.

 The Lewisham Lib Dems campaign to cut crime locally is gathering

pace. Tam Langley, Lib Dem prospective MP for Crofton Park, says

‘Following our last Focus several streets have contacted us to ask for

help setting up a Neighbourhood Watch. We are delighted to help them

– and will continue to offer them our support in future. My colleaguesBarrie and Michele have been meeting local residents and businesses

to see what more we can do to help.

‘If you would like to set up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme then

please do let us know – and we’ll put you in touch with the local Safer

Neighbourhoods team. Equally if you know of crime or anti social

behaviour hotspots locally then let us know and we’ll pass them on.

‘People locally are telling me that they are amazed that Labour is still

thinks that spending hundreds of millions of pounds a year on identity

cards is a better use of money than putting over 10,000 more police on

the beat.’

If you’d like to join our campaign to cut crime email 

tam@lewishamlibdems.org.uk 

Barrie Running to HelpLib Dem

campaigner

Barrie Hall

stepped into

the breach

when Labour

mayor Sir

Steve Bullock 

pulled out of a

local fun run.

Barrie said,

“When I read

that Sir Steve

had a problem

with his Achilles heel I saw my chance.

I was very pleased with coming in

the top twelve, and will be donating

the money I raise to a local charity for

former servicemen and women and their

families.”

Crofton Park News by

email: http://bit.ly/YJkfP

Tam, Barrie and Michele are committed to

helping the community fight crime

Lewisham Lib Dems marching

in support of the NHS

More train cuts Thousand strong petition against cuts to Honor Oak services

Tam, Barrie and Michele are fighting cuts

to Honor Oak’s trains

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Lib Dems have been

cleaning up Crofton

Park, reporting more

than 15 local problems

to the council in

the last few weeks.

While Lewisham is

still investigating whoowns some derelict

houses, grot spots from

Brockley road to Blythe

Hill have already been

cleared up.’

Barrie Hall, from the

Crofton Park Lib Dem

Focus team, says ‘I’m

delighted that we’ve

cleaned up so many

places already. But

let us know when

you spot more local

problems and we’ll

investigate them. We’re

particularly interested

in derelict houses -

which sometimes turn

out to be propertiesthat Lewisham has

forgotten it owns!’

 You can see some

of the local problems

reported recently here

http://bit.ly/3MVeEE

– If you have a

problem to report then

please email barrie@

lewishamlibdems.org.

uk 

Lewisham Council makes £1.3millionprofit from controlled parking zonesLib Dems have exposed how

Lewisham Council profits from

controlled parking zones.

Last year, income from controlled

parking zones across the borough

exceeded expenditure by almost

£1.3million. That’s not surprising,

say Lib Dems, given that the charge

for a yearly residents’ permit has

DOUBLED in just one year.

“If the council is making such a big

profit from controlled parking zones, why did they need to

double residents’ permits charges from £30 to £60?” says

Lib Dem campaigner, Barrie Hall. Lib Dem councillors have

requested a breakdown for each parking zone, but the

Council says it doesn’t hold this information.

Barrie says, “This explains why the council refuses to

introduce shorter hours of operation for CPZs – the whole

thing is a profit making exercise.”

Climate Change Action for LewishamLewisham Lib Dems have succeeded in getting the council

to agree to cut their carbon emissions by 10% by the end of 

2010.

Lib Dem mayoral candidate Chris Maines says: “I amdelighted that the other parties followed our proposal that

Lewisham should sign up to the 10:10 campaign. While the

Labour-run council has an extremely poor record in recycling,

I’m pleased to say that they have come onside to work with

us on climate change.”

Unemployment doubles in Crofton Park New figures from

Jobcentre Plus show

that over the last year

unemployment in Crofton

Park ward (covering

the most of Honor Oak,

Blythe Hill, Brockley and

Stanstead road areas)

increased by 98%.

Nearby Lib Dem run

Sutton council was

recently commended

by the independent

 Audit Commission for

its work helping the

recently unemployed,

but Lewisham’s Labour

Mayor has rejected calls

to introduce a similar

service.

Michele McClarren has

years of experience

helping people back into

work, and is launching

a campaign to tackle

unemployment in

Lewisham.

If residents want to

contribute ideas or offer 

support they can email 

 michele@lewishamlibdems.

org.uk