More Labour Spin on heating allowance

Labour latest claim is ‘in the past’ pensioners received a ‘bonus payment’ on top of the

normal heating allowance.

Labour claim that this additional payment for pensioner households was stopped by

the Coalition Government.

There is one little problem?? 

HOW CAN THE COALITION CANCEL A PAYMENT LABOUR CANCELLED

     

Yes included it was in Labour’s expenditure budget for one year, with a ‘nil’ figure entered for 2011-2012 onwards, it seems to be a blatant sweetener before last years general election.

You can check this out by checking Labour’s official budget figures, item 20

in table A1. 

 

This is undeniable proof that the Labour Government only intended to make

the additional payment for 2010-2011. There were no plans to continue

this payment in future years and therefore the Coalition cannot have

stopped it, in fact the new Government is determined to raise the state

pension and has already started by increasing the state pension to give a better standard of living for all pensioners.

Take a look your self and print a copy     

Sandwell blogger said "its a disgrace "

no AV in Sandwell

AV voting "Look at The Test Run"

A quick look at Labours leadership election tells a good story about AV voting

There were 5 candidates to start with

first round

Diane Abbott: 7.42%

Ed Balls: 11.79%

Andy Burnham: 8.68%

David Miliband: 37.78% Won the vote 

Ed Miliband: 34.33% 

David won but as did not get more than 50% overall, Diane Abbott was eliminated and her second preference votes distributed to the others.

Second round

Ed Balls: 13.3%

Andy Burnham: 10.41%

David Miliband: 38.89% Won the vote

Ed Miliband: 37.47%

David won again but as he did not get more than 50% of the vote, Andy Burnham was eliminated and his preference votes distributed to the others.

Third Round

Ed Balls: 16.02%

David Miliband: 42.72% Won the vote

Ed Miliband: 41.26%

David won yet again but as he did not get more than 50% of the vote, Ed Balls  was eliminated and his preference votes distributed

Fourth Round

David Miliband 49.35% Lost

Ed Miliband 50.65%

David lost after being the main choice in 3 rounds, yet the loser of 3 rounds Ed Miliband passed the 50% threshold and was the winner. put there by 2nd or 3rd level preference votes.

With AV voting this could happen in Sandwell