Right | Socialist Action 1983

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step. In almost every area of ine country anyone below the top ten per cent income level will be worse oft The shift of resources from ordinary and away low income families will be tremendous. means literally that the Duke of Westminster, with an income of £100 million a year, will be paying the same as a person in a low paid family.

Line pol lax, logelne. with taking rating of businesses out ot local con trol, is aimed to smash the base of local government.

The measures on local government nance interac with the proposal to allow tenants to opt out of council estates — and for whole estates to become independent. If there is a major cut back in local spending, because of rate capping and capital controls, at the moment ween unes ones dre offering tenants the right to opt out of council controlled estates, many probably will do so. It will smash the provision of council lousing same annies education. Labour controlled authorities are generally major areas of deprivation with middle prosperous, pockets. Labour councils usually pursue once or owe coo boundaries so there is a mix of ability and income ir each school.

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Socialist Action 29 May 1987