On the fifth day of Christmas … the Tories gave to us … Austerity! This was one of the verses of the carol, 12 days of Christmas, sung by protesters to the shoppers of Woking during a 300-strong protest on Saturday 15th December. Other verses included ‘Surrey Fire Service Cuts‘, ‘Less Buses Running’, ‘Special Needs […]
Paul -Couchman, secretary, Save our Services in Surrey After a prolonged battle with Surrey council, the campaign to protect fire services in Staines has won an important retreat. After successfully fighting to save the fire station, the attempt to reduce the service from two engines to one has been defeated. Surrey Fire Brigades Union announced: […]
Paul Couchman, Staines Socialist Party The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in Surrey has passed a motion of no confidence in the local fire authority, saying planned budget cuts will see firefighter numbers plummet. Already in Surrey, since 2010, firefighter numbers have been reduced and the FBU says that a further £10 million of budget cuts […]