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Labour's local election leaflet

This missive dropped through our door yesterday - described by one son as "all numbers and b*ll*cks". That's one way of putting it, but what is notable is the complete lack of anything local to Isleworth, apart from heralding the new Bolder Academy, which of course will not be accessible to kids in South Isleworth as there is no bus route - the 267 turning off at Busch Corner of course. Unsurprisingly no mention of traffic - or the brilliant decision that they were all so convinced was right - the closure of Church St. Nothing about the relentless pressure of development and its impact locally. What this leaflet does raise is the honesty of some of the claims - "4000 new apprenticeships and training opportunities" - really? And this classic "Thanks to Labour's hard work, the number of schools in the borough rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding'has risen from 75% to 94.7%" - again really? - What about the teachers and all the school staff that have put in the hard graft?

Vanessa Smith ● 2852d1 Comments

Only one of Hounslow's secondary schools is still run by the Council. The improved academic success of the Borough's schools reflects of course the high level of funding that London School's have received and the dedication and professionalism of Teachers and the commitment of Pupils, Parents and Governors.The wisdom of changes to school goverance made under the Blair/Brown/Cameron and May administrations have also played their part. Not sure why Labour should claim this as a success since locally they have resisted these changes every step of the way. Very sad to see Labour scaremongering about cuts to local schools funding when this year's settlement has seen a 2.6% increase per pupil.

Cllr Sam Hearn ● 2852d