What did Labour do in 2008?
Looking back over 2008 and forward to the year ahead Dear Friends, 2008 has been an important year for the Labour Party. We enter 2009 having established ourselves as the party that will support people through tough economic times. The Tories enter 2009 as the party that will do nothing. The public are speaking loudly and clearly: Gordon Brown is the man they trust to take the economy through difficult times ahead. People have not been boughtoff by David Cameron’s shallow approach to politics, and his weakness as a capable leader has been on show for all to see. Serious times call for serious politics, and Cameron just can’t deliver the goods. But let us make no mistake, though our poll standing is improving and the Tories are nowhere near on course to form the next Government, the work for the next General Election campaign starts now. 2009 will be the most important year for the Labour Party since 1997. Gillingham and Rainham can be won or lost in 2009, and I need your help to make sure it stays Labour and that local people can continue to be supported when times get tough.
Can you help? Inside this Annual Report there is a form to complete to ask how you can help my campaign. We need your support more than ever to keep Gillingham and Rainham safe from Tory cuts and weak leadership. All the best for 2009,
Paul Clark MP
Contacting Paul WRITE to Paul at his Constituency Office 62a Watling Street, Gillingham, Kent ME7 2YN PHONE Paul’s Constituency Office on (01634) 574 261 FAX Paul at the Constituency Office on (01634) 574 276 BOOK into one of Paul’s Advice Surgeries on (01634) 574 261 PHONE Paul at the House of Commons on 020 7219 5207 FAX Paul at the House of Commons on 020 7219 0219 EMAIL Paul at clarkp@parliament.uk
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What has Labour achieved in 2008? For Young People & Families Hundreds of school modernisation projects are to start next year after the government announced it was accelerating up to £800 million capital investment by 12 months. Record numbers now doing P.E. and school sport Government launches new UK council for child internet safety
New duty on schools to record all incidents of bullying Primary school children in deprived areas will be given free healthy school meals in a £20 million project New action and investment of £38 million for children with special educational needs More after-school patrols and street-based teams to prevent and tackle youth crime will be funded by a cash injection £10 million to improve school sport facilities in 42 sports colleges Highest number of new schools opening for thirty years
Low income families across the country are to get free childcare so they can access training and return to work Record results in English and maths Numbers of primary schools teaching languages almost doubles since 2002
What has Labour achieved in 2008?
Every primary school to have a specialist maths teacher
To protect our environment
Department of Energy and Climate Change established UK leads world with commitment to cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2050
The UK has overtaken Denmark to become the world's number one for wind farms built offshore, with 597MW fully constructed £12 million to help expand biomass heating in England
£6 million fund to help charitable and voluntary organisations support and develop environmental projects throughout England Water Quality Standards Met By 96 Per Cent Of England’s Swimming Spots
A £750,000 campaign to increase conservation volunteering
To secure our borders 200,000 fewer jobs for migrant workers under new rules Changes in law will make it harder for extremists to enter the UK. First identity cards are issued
to foreign nationals
What has Labour achieved in 2008? For the National Health Service MRSA infections continue to fall New sudden cardiac death database to save lives
New fast track help for areas with most severe alcohol problems Patients to get more say in NHS services Over half of GP surgeries now offer extended opening hours £11 million boost for dental hospitals £4m boost for NHS science researchers Extra money to help more mums breastfeed Extension of the HPV vaccination programme £286m to improve end of life care for all New constitution to secure the NHS for the future £255 million boost for Carers
New £10m alcohol campaign launched £50m to double time Nurses spend on patient care £77 million to boost stroke services
What has Labour achieved in 2008? To Support the Economy 1.5 million people to benefit from free cash machines in low-income areas New scheme to help people at risk of repossession
A one year cut in VAT of 2.5% – putting £12.4bn into the economy Giving every basic rate taxpayer £145 extra, up from £120 this year Giving every pensioner an extra £60 in January 2009 to help with the daily cost of living Increasing child benefit to £20 a week in January 2009 instead of April 2009 Providing more loans and deferred tax payments for small businesses £1.3 billion extra help for job centres to get people back into work Bringing forward £2.5 billion of capital projects, including school extensions and GP refurbishments More money improvements
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To help reduce pressures on motorists during the current economic downturn, the introduction of vehicle excise duty (VED) will be delayed
What has Labour achieved in 2008? To keep you safe Crackdown on irresponsible drinking Tasers to roll out to all police forces New anti-knife crime billboards unveiled Tough action to protect vulnerable women and tackle kerb crawlers Extra police patrols announced as nights draw in New £7m specialist e-crime unit £56.5m allocated to tackle youth crime
6000 new Special Constables Crackdown on underage sale of knives New interactive local crime maps in every area
50% reduction in robbery in Medway this year 20% drop in violent crime in Medway this year
What we did in Gillingham in 2008
Delivered 9000 crime and anti-social behaviour surveys Produced 5000 crime newsletters Delivered 5000 NHS newsletters Sent out 30,000 constituency reports Delivered 5000 economy newsletters Handled cases for over 2000 people
But next year, with your help, we can do even more!
Can you help out? Will you join in? Labour in Gillingham and Rainham needs YOUR help to keep up our active campaign work. To let me know how you can help, please return the form below:
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Count me in!
I want to help Paul by (please tick): ___ Occasionally delivering leaflets to people on my street ____ Donating to Paul’s campaign fund ____ Writing letters to the local paper about Paul’s work ____ Talking to people on the doorsteps ____ Calling people to ask political questions Return for free to: Paul Clark MP, FREEPOST SEA 8593, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2BR
Labour Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham Promoted by Linda Miller on behalf of Paul Clark MP, both at 122a Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JU Designed for Paul Clark MP by Tom Davis