KEN LIVINGSTONE called on Friday for Labour councils to break the Tory laws on rate capping and the abolition of the Metropolitan GLC.
conference in Livingstone said it was out the question for Labour councils to begin discussions with the unions about how to cut thousands of jobs. Nor survive politically if it cut local services to pieces by decisions of councils it controlled.
The Tory laws were unworkable it Labour councils refused operate them. The Department of the Enviroment could not 6 months £8; 12 months E15 Overseas (12 months only)
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Councils and Speaking at the Labour Party local government Nottingham Livingstone argued, Scope with running as many as 20 major local councils now controlled by David Blunkett argued that Coutes 'wait crouching dustbins hoping that meone will bail us out after a general election.
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rather than implement Tory laws. 'In the process of breaking a very bad law they helped to mobilise the people of this country to change the law.
Opposition to Labour councils breaking the law was led by Neil Kinnock -who argued Coul cillors had a duty to stay in office to minimise the etfect of cuts on services and O0S. Kinnock said it was necessary to reject t of 'self-wounding habit turning every daily decision on tactics into an issue of profound principle' an obvious support for right wing Labour councils accepting the law and imthe spending cuts it would entail. • See page 3 'Why defend local government?' Special free book offer!
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think we would very much weaken our position if Labour indicated that we would cooperate with the new system.'
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