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 Nick Raynsford's new website |
Greenwich and Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford has launched his own website. It contains news about his local campaigns, along with information on his activities in Parliament and in the constituency. Find out more at www.nickraynsford.org.uk You can also email Nick at raynsfordn@parliament.uk or call 0207 219 5895 ...
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| Raynsford - Let's fight to keep affordable housing from the Tories |
The following is Nick Raynsford's statement to Greenwich and Woolwich residents in social housing on the threat from the Tories to affordable housing.
Housing is one of the most fundamental human needs, and Labour has always been strongly committed to improving housing opportunities for all members of society. Here in Greenwich and Woolwich we can see what has been achieved over the ...
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| Greenwich Labour's cross with Boris about the A2 junction |
The Labour Councillors for Greenwich West ward have today written to Mayor of London Boris Johnson in his capacity as Chair of Transport for London urging him to act on the lack of a pedestrian crossing on the A2 junction with Greenwich South Street and Lewisham Road. The local Councillors have been campaigning since 2006 for a pedestrian phase to be added and understood that the work would tak...
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| Raynsford out and about in Plumstead |
At the next General Election, people living in Glyndon Ward will move from Erith and Thamesmead to Greenwich and Woolwich. So Greenwich and Woolwich Labour MP Nick Raynsford has been out and about in Plumstead introducing himself to residents and finding out what their priorities are. You can get in touch with Nick at his new website at www.nickraynsford.org.uk ...
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| Victory for Woolwich as Labour target Olympic success |
Nick Raynsford, MP for Greenwich & Woolwich, today hailed the news that Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, has dropped his proposal to take the Olympic shooting events away from Woolwich. The Mayor had been pushing hard to have the events moved to Barking, in East London, contrary to the original plans which won the games for London and against widespread opposition from Olympic authoriti...
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| Report reveals Tories' threat to families |
A new report shows that George Osborne's plans are badly flawed and would mean taking child tax credits away from couples earning over £31,000 per year A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has shown that families on modest and middle incomes would have to lose out to make Conservative plans add up. Research by the independent think tank was originally cited by George Osborne as confirmation that his plan to cut child tax credits would only mean ending support for families on incomes over £50,000. However, the IFS’ Green Budget report released this week spells out that in order to reach the £400 million in savings that George Osborne said his plan would raise the Tories would actually need to cut support to modest and middle income couples earning over £16,000 each. When announced at last year’s Conservative Conference it was claimed that the plan would only hit those earning over £50,000. In January when George Osborne’s sums were called into question by Treasury data, the Conservatives reaffirmed their plan in a dossier stating; “Our estimates that this policy would save £400m were verified by the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies”. However those claims have been dealt a blow this week with the IFS claiming the actual saving would be far less. With tax credits making a real difference to thousands of families, the reality that George Osborne’s plans would mean parents couples earning over £31,000 would lose out will come...
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Greenwich and Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford has launched his own website. It contains news about his local campaigns, along with information on his activities in Parliament and in the constituency. Find out more at www.nickraynsford.org.uk You can also email Nick at raynsfordn@parliament.uk or call 0207 219 5895 ...
Nick Raynsford, MP for Greenwich & Woolwich, today hailed the news that Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, has dropped his proposal to take the Olympic shooting events away from Woolwich. The Mayor had been pushing hard to have the events moved to Barking, in East London, contrary to the original plans which won the games for London and against widespread opposition from Olympic authoriti...