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No light at the end of the tunnel from either Conservatives or Labour for Shropshire

15th February 2024

Shropshire is once again facing devastating cuts of more than £60m to the councils budget.

The news that Shropshire is once again facing devastating cuts of more than £60m to the councils budget is dreadful for residents and frightening news for many staff. In reaction to the news Julian Dean, leader of the Green Group on Shropshire Council said:

"Shropshire deserves better. Years of underfunding by the Conservative Party, plus a cowardly refusal to tackle the funding of Social Care has led to this position. Council Leader Lezley Picton says "we need to make difficult decisions that we never wanted to make" and I believe her. But my sympathy is limited because she remains a member of the Conservative Party. Many will hope a general election will give us a chance to recover our public services, but Labour has made abundantly clear that their 'fiscal rules' will come first; they've already slashed plans for green investment. 'Fiscal rules' - like 'austerity' - are a political choice. Sadly the general election doesn't provide clear light at the end of the tunnel. The Green political choice is to introduce a wealth tax which could easily provide the funds to transform social care and enable councils to do what they often do so well - provide local services and opportunities to live better lives."

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