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£20m subsidy for wealthy, £50K cut for poor from Tories

3/12/2014

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£20m subsidy for wealthy, £50K cut for poor from Tories

PictureThe Hive county & university library in Worcester
The master plan for future cuts to public services delivered by

Worcestershire County Council, known as the Corporate Plan, reveals 

that a further £50,000 is to be removed from The Hive and other public 

libraries in 2015/16. There are plans for even bigger cuts in the following 

years.


Labour councillors are concerned that this could reduce the number of 

new books bought and access to the internet in our libraries.

Councillor Paul Denham, Labour spokesman for children and families 

said, “Our Conservative leadership signed a £20 million deal to make 

high speed broadband available to 90% of households, mainly in rural 

areas. But almost half of residents living in social housing cannot afford 

even slow internet access at home, let alone high-speed broadband. 


Poorer families depend heavily on public libraries to access the internet 

and borrow books. Their children’s educational opportunities will be 

reduced when these cuts go ahead.

“Once again, we see local Tory politicians spending our taxes looking 

after the wealthier areas of the county and ignoring those with greater 

needs,
including many local residents in Tolladine, Brickfields, Dines 

Green and Warndon areas of Worcester.”

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December 03rd, 2014

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    Paul Denham is a Labour Councillor on Worcestershire County and Worcester City councils. He represents the Rainbow Hill ward. 

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