Join us protesting the Government’s cuts on March 26th

Cally Councillors are joining the mass demonstrations on Saturday 26^th March at Highbury Fields and in Central London.

Islington is due to lose £335 million of public funding as the Tory Lib Dem Government cuts hit public services across the borough – a total of £4,000 per household.

The Council currently estimates that it faces losses of over £54 million to fund services and £80 million slashed from repairs, buildings, roads and other capital projects. The NHS in Islington could see £90 million slashed from services while the 20% cut to the Met police could mean £15 million less spent on crime-fighting and community safety in the Borough. Spending on public transport in Islington will be reduced by £55 million whilst welfare benefit cuts to Islington residents are likely to total another £40 million.

This year alone, Islington Council has lost 12% of its funding from central government; meanwhile an affluent Borough like Richmond upon Thames has only lost 2%.

To pledge your support for the March 26^th demonstration, please go to Islington United Against the Cuts.