Simon Hughes outlines his top 12 local commitments for his 2010 campaign
April 1, 2010 5:32 PM
1. Health
Work to open a 24 hour GP service based at Guy's to follow the success in winning a new 24 hour service for people with mental illness at King's A and E.
2. Housing
Change the law to allow planning gain money to be used for building and repairing local homes, to allow councils to borrow at the lowest commercial rate, and councils to refinance historic debts incurred building local council housing.
3. Education
Support the building of a new mixed non denominational secondary school in SE16 to be linked with the other local secondary and primary schools to give the best chance of local young people going from a good local primary school to a good local secondary school.
4. Transport
Campaign for more frequent or bigger buses for the C10 route, or for the route to be split into two shorter routes; for improved bus services for the 381 and to prevent simultaneous closure of the Jubilee and Northern Line stations in the borough.
5. Jobs and the river
Negotiate with the GLA, the Port of London Authority and local councils to provide a local site for boat building and repair, giving jobs and apprenticeships to Southwark residents.
6. Senior Citizens
Establish one home locally with residential warden support for our more frail and vulnerable senior citizens.
7. Young people
Work with the council and voluntary organisations to make sure that there is at least one detached youth worker in each ward in my constituency.
8. Environment and Energy
Work with government at all levels to develop a green technology centre in the north of the borough and maximise the use of locally produced combined heat and power for local public, private and community buildings.
9. Crime
Launch renewed appeals for witnesses for all serious local crimes which have not yet been solved, starting with those responsible for the death of Daniel Herbert, and work for improved protection for and support of witnesses.
10. Regeneration and small businesses
Prioritise the revival of Borough High Street and the Old Kent Road.
- Start in May a consultation on continuing the one-way system in Borough High Street from Southwark Street to the Borough tube station with widening of the pavements, at first for a trial period to start after the end of the utility works later this year.
- Continue the campaign for improvements at Bricklayers Arms, including removal of the flyover and underpass.
11. Sport and recreation
As soon as possible to provide a home for a full size BMX track for local young people, either in Burgess Park or for a temporary period until 2012 as part of the Heygate regeneration scheme at the Elephant and Castle or both, and to ensure a permanent home for the Southwark Playhouse.
12. Home!
During the next five years move from my present home in Lynton Road to another home in the constituency with the highest energy efficiency standards.
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