UKIP protest voters have helped the Labour Party
take control of the London Borough of Croydon. Despite a flawed campaign with
mixed messages, dodgy candidates and a record of increasing Council Tax by 27%
in a single year, the Labour Group sleepwalked to victory due to a rise on UKIP
votes, costing the Conservatives the critical wards of Waddon and Ashburton.
Residents are now eagerly awaiting the formal appointment of
the bitterly divided Labour group to see how it performs in office. The group
has already called and emergency budget which will include costing an
allocation of its supersize shopping list of election pledges. There are fears
that delivering these promises on a shoestring budget can only be achieved by
deep cuts to public services, a large Council Tax Rise or eating into the
Council’s treasured reserve fund. History
is a about to repeat itself
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