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Saturday, November 25, 2006

Campaign for Decent council housing

Funding Decent Council Housing
Austin Mitchell MP has tabled a new motion (
EDM 136 Funding Decent Council Housing) following the Queens Speech. Ask MP(s) to sign to demonstrate their support for the ‘Fourth Option’ for council housing, a ‘level playing field’ and real choice for council tenants (email your MP).
149 MPs backed motion
EDM 48 in the last Parliament. Ask all tenants and trade union organisations to write to local MPs urging them to sign up. Tell your MPs to lobby the Treasury for the ‘Fourth Option’ to be included in the Comprehensive Spending Review next spring and ask them to join the House of Commons Council Housing group.

Majority of tenants’ ballots voting NO
The majority of ballots in 2006 have gone against privatisation. Tenants, trade unionists and councillors opposing privatisation are still massively out resourced by one-sided council campaigns but we have showed we can stop them when we organise effectively. If a council is pushing transfer, ALMO or PFI in your region please help campaign against (see
list) in forthcoming ballots to finally kill privatisation off. These are the areas affected:-
Conwy
Monmouthshire
Newport
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Swansea
Torfaen

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