Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Have Suffolk Conservatives changed their priorities overnight?

Yesterday, I noted that Suffolk Conservatives have decided that improving their incredibly poor performance on education is not one of their key priorities. Here's their top 5 pledges, courtesy of Colin Noble...

Our top 5 pledges are
Blue TickNo increase in council tax for the next four years
Blue TickHigh-speed broadband across Suffolk
Blue Tick County-wide ‘No Cold Calling’ Zone
Blue Tick A new Travel Card for young people
Blue Tick £270million investment in care facilities.

Looking for education... looking for education... not finding education.


Ah, but I now have a leaflet from my local Conservative candidate and incumbent councillor, Gary Green. What does it say?

"To ensure our children get the resources they need to get the best education"

So, is this a pledge for Suffolk, but not a key pledge?

On the reverse, the leaflet has a picture of two people standing outside a school in Haverhill and under it are the words;

"Committed to driving up educational attainment..."

So, does that mean that they're committed to it now, in which case why isn't it a key pledge, or are they claiming that this is their ongoing stance, in which case why has Suffolk performed so badly relative to the rest of England and Wales since they took power in 2005?

It's still not one of their five pledges to you though. Suffolk Conservatives - still not caring about your children.

P.S. One last thing, if any local Conservative is reading this - it's Chilton Fields, not Chiltern Fields that you're pledging to protect...

1 comment:

  1. Pledge to protect "Chiltern" fields? From the vice chair of the committee which approved the inclusion of Chilton Fields in the development area designated in the Stowmarket Area Action Plan. GG must have voted for that a couple of times at least.

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