Earlier this year Leicester’s Labour-run City Council decided to start “counting personal independence payments (PIP) as a form of household income when it means-tests the support it gives to council tax payers.” This is pushing many people who are already scraping by, living in poverty, into deeper poverty. The Leicester Mercury (September 23) reported that they… “…spoke […]| Thoughts of a Leicester Socialist
Leicester Labour-run Council have come under fire from UNISON’s General Secretary because of their refusal to act against racism in their workplace. Yesterday it was announced that Bindu Parmar had…| Thoughts of a Leicester Socialist
Nationwide, Labour-run local authorities seem determined to prove to ordinary people that Labour do not want to help them. In taking this regressive approach, they are replicating the Labour Party’…| Thoughts of a Leicester Socialist
