January 2010

Conservatives want equal opportunities for all

Greenwich Conservatives believe that giving everyone the opportunity to succeed is absolutely essential, regardless of their parents’ income. Under Labour however, social mobility has declined, as a Labour minister said “Social mobility has slowed down in our country. Birth, not worth, has become more and more a determinant of people's life chances.”

Eltham Regeneration Agency: "Expensive PR exercise"

File 446ELTHAM North Conservative Councillor, Spencer Drury, has dubbed the Eltham Regeneration Agency an expensive PR exercise and questioned Labour’s commitment to making the project work.

Cllr Drury has found that the ERA has still not employed a single person since its creation, has a board which is made up from mainly people whose interests lie outside of Eltham, and that the ERA missed the deadline for its one spending commitment.

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Proposed Olympic Lanes in the Blackwall Tunnel

File 445The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is considering putting Olympic lanes into the Blackwall Tunnel, east London, which links the 2012 site to Greenwich.