Next week, Bristolians will have the chance to give their verdict on ten years of mayoral failure in a referendum on the governance of Bristol.
Because of the over-centralisation of power in the hands of one person, decisions have been made behind closed doors with overpaid, unaccountable advisers and unelected city elites, while local residents and councillors from every party have been ignored and have been unable to stop the waste.
At the recent campaign launch of It’s Our City, it was great to hear from every political party in Bristol, including many Labour Party members, on why the current system of local The alternative system of governance, the governance is bad for Bristol and bad for Modern Committee System, is being adopted democracy. by councils all over the country, from Glasgow to Sheffield and from Nottingham to Brighton, The referendum, which was proposed by the and it’s easy to see why. The Committee Bristol Liberal Democrat group and System is a much fairer, more cooperative supported by Green and Conservative way of making decisions, ensuring every councillors, will give voters a chance to have voice is heard, not just one! their say on 5 May. On 5 May you can vote to end the waste and The mayoral system in Bristol has a record restore local democracy. Please vote for a of shame with £50m of taxpayers’ money better Bristol. Vote for change. Vote to scrap thrown down the drain on Bristol Energy, the Mayor! £12m wasted on two bridges to nowhere at Arena Island, parks’ budgets slashed and Hundreds of Brislington West residents have playgrounds left with no swings, disabled signed up to receive our monthly newsletter children’s education neglected with hundreds via email. You can register using this link: of special school places not provided, and http://www.bristollibdems.org/efocus. millions more to be cut from the city’s adult social care budget. By Jos Clark, Liberal Democrat Councillor (Brislington West) Email: cllr.jos.clark@bristol.gov.uk Mobile: 07584 370429
& Andrew Varney, Liberal Democrat Councillor (Brislington West) Email: cllr.andrew.varney@ bristol.gov.uk Mobile: 07584 183381 24
