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Jeff Green

WIRRAL Council doesn't seem to have noticed that families are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living.

Instead, Wirral residents are paying more in council tax, higher charges for parking, higher tunnel tolls and from this month even new charges for misusing a wheelie bin.

That's why Wirral needs a council that recognises the threat to our local economy. A council that recognises we must do all we can to protect and enhance our local shopping centres and our economy - that's why if elected to run the council the Conservative Group will never expand parking charges across the borough and as a first step, introduce free parking for the first half hour at all car parks that currently do charge.

We want Wirral to be cleaner, greener and safer. That's why Conservatives, across Wirral, want to do more to tackle the problems of dog fouling, litter and graffiti and one of the reasons we opposed cuts to closed-circuit TV cameras by the Labour/Liberal Democrat Cabinet and why we argued against cutting Police Community Support Officers from our streets.

Conservative candidates have surveyed 87,000 people across Wirral. You have told us that you expect the council to do more about tackling crime and disorder. It really isn't rocket science - but it will take determination and persistence, a council that puts the community first, a council that will spend your money sensibly and understands that budgets matter, but people count.

For us, local politics isn't just about talking, it's also about doing. Around Wirral, you will find Conservative councillors and candidates really getting to grips with issues in our communities, protecting Post Offices, fighting for NHS dental services, tackling anti social behaviour and local disorder or running green action days.

It is only the Conservatives that can offer the fresh approach Wirral so desperately needs to fighting crime and disorder, cleaning up the local environment and valuing and nurturing the voluntary groups that do so much to ensure we live in a civil society.

On Thursday May 1, we all have the chance to send Gordon Brown a very clear message. It's time to vote for a change.

By Jeff Green, Conservative group leader

4:38pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008

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