On Wednesday night i attended the Town Hall for the full council meeting and voted against the Lib/Lab proposal, to change the access to care services eligibility criteria for adults, health and social care. The proposal means that our older folk will be charged an extra £50 per week. There will also be a 10% rise in charges for the meals on wheels service. If you have worked hard all your life and have savings of more than £23,250, you will be the hardest hit, i don't agree with this, so i voted against it. The vote however was won by the Lib/Lab coalition, because their joint number of councillors exceed myself, the Tories and the Independents. I also voted to take a 5% allowance cut, although 2 years ago when i seconded a motion to ask all councillors to take a 10% pay cut, i was out voted 41-4. What a difference being in a coalition council makes, eh.
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