Action needed to tackle Waveney's jobs crisis and debt crisis
28th October 2009
Peter Aldous, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Waveney, has welcomed new Conservative proposals to get people working and to tackle the growing burden of Government debt.
This comes as Government figures showed that in September 2009, there were 2593 unemployed in Waveney claiming Jobseekers Allowance (an increase of 41% since September 2008), with 4 jobseekers chasing every job centre vacancy.
National debt is forecast to double up to £1.4 trillion; equivalent to £22,500 of debt for every man, woman and child in Waveney.
Under detailed new Conservative plans, Labour’s numerous and piecemeal work programmes would be simplified into a single back to work programme for everyone on out of work benefits. This will be backed up with new and additional work pairings, apprenticeships, further education college places and vocational education for young people. There would also be programmes to support self employment, work clubs and volunteering opportunities to help people prepare for work and to find jobs.
Action would also be taken to tackle Britain’s debt crisis, by reducing the cost of Government while protecting frontline service. Measures would include reducing the administrative costs of Whitehall and it quangos, capping the biggest Government pensions, a pay freeze for public sector workers in 2011 – except for the million lowest paid; concentrating benefit spending on the poorest and the most vulnerable and tackling the pensions time bomb while ensuring a decent standard of living in old age.
Peter Aldous said “some of the biggest challenges facing Waveney are Labour’s jobs crisis and debt crisis. There are already four people chasing every job vacancy in the area and we will soon each be burdened with £22,500 of Government debt.”
“We need to rebuild our broken economy, mend our broken society and fix our broken politics. Help should be directed towards those in society who are most in need. Modern Conservatives will reward those who take responsibility and care for those who can’t”.
