Southampton's Save Our Libraries campaign needs your messages of support.
Labour have made it clear that they will cut up to 1500 jobs and vital services such as
Libraries & SureStart if they gain control of Southampton City Council in May 2012, we can't let this happen!
Save Our Libraries
we need public support to Save Southampton Libraries
Welcome to Save Our Libraries Southampton website. Southampton's Libraries are under threat from the Southampton Labour Party.
They have indicated that they will cut hundreds of jobs at Southampton City Council if they win next years local elections - Labour leader Richard Williams himself mentioned up to 1500 job losses!
This will mean our Libraries will be inevitably axed.
We can't let this happen and on behalf of everyone who uses these vital services and those that provide them we have instigated this campaign to show the strength of support against closing any Libraries down in Southampton!
Why Would Labour Close Southampton's Libraries?
Below are why your libraries are at threat from Labour and why they must not be voted in to power next May
Labour in Southampton believes Lambeth Council is a role-model for Labour Councils across the land.
Lambeth has cut £825,000 from their libraries budget, which their leader says will mean closing four libraries and one mobile library.
LABOUR RUN BRENT COUNCIL
"Despite protesters taking legal action against Labour Brent's plan to close half their libraries - 6 in total - they lost their high court action and their subsequent appeal against this legal decision"
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Southampton Conservatives say there IS an alternative to slashing important services in Southampton and we are practicing what we preach!
A continued vote for us keeps things like your libraries, sure start centres, leisure centres and weekly bin collections safe.
A QUOTE FROM A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ARTICLE IN RESPONSE TO MANCHESTER COUNCILS CUTS
Critics say there are many areas of non-vital spending which should be axed before such useful services.
They are convinced the Labour-dominated council has chosen to make cuts in the most sensitive services as an act of political sabotage to embarrass the Coalition, which it hopes will be blamed for the debacle. (Never mind that it was in fact Labour’s manic spending, nationally, which made the cuts necessary in the first place).
Labour leader, Sir Richard Leese, has even authorised spending money on a poster campaign to blame central government, arguing ‘the message we will put out is that the reason we are having to make these decisions is because of central government cuts’.
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This shows that Labour are happy to put political gain before people and the services they rely on.
LABOUR WILL CLOSE LIBRARIES AS HAS BEEN PROVEN IN LIVERPOOL, LONDON & MANCHESTER!
Support Our Campaign to keep Library Services
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"I know that frontline services are vital to local residents like you, and that is why I am determined to protect them. Despite having to save £75m over the next three years, your Conservative Council are ensuring your libraries, Sure Starts, Leisure Centres and Bin Collections, to name but a few, are safe.