FOREST WARD FOCUS NEWSLETTER 171

The latest issue of the Liberal Democrat FOCUS Newsletter has been delivered across the ward by our team of volunteers.

This issue highlights the progress report about problem affecting the street lights in a number of roads across the ward. The FOCUS Team is pleased to report that the problem has been solved.

If you would like to help the Liberal Democrats keep local people informed, please contact Bob Sullivan on (020) 8556 8335, or email him on [email protected].

Or you may also contact Farooq Qureshi on 07956 290 240 or email [email protected]

FOCUS is being issued every 6 weeks, and a single delivery round should take about 45 minutes.

A copy of the latest issue is available here: Forest FOCUS 171

SHOCK FOR SCHOOLS AND PARENTS

Local schools to lose millions as budgets slashed

Local Liberal Democrats are fighting against school funding cuts in Waltham Forest. Recent figures from the National Union of Teachers show that schools in Waltham Forest will lose £20,185,760 in real terms by 2020. This amounts to a loss of £538 a year for each child, – the equivalent to cutting 541 teachers from our local schools.

The teaching unions have compiled a list of anticipated budget reductions by 2019, access School Budget Reductions.

Veteran former Lib Dem councillor Bob Sullivan said,

This is crazy.  It is putting our children’s future at risk.  As a result of the Government cuts schools are having to consider drastic budget reductions such as reducing the number of teachers and, would you believe it, even introducing a four-day week.

Bob and the local Lib Dems are calling on the Government to reverse these cuts to schools funding. The local Lib Dem Team are in contact with schools to better understand their funding problems and will be fighting hard for our local schools.

Please sign our petition here http://www.walthamforestlibdems.org/save_our_schools