The Swindon Labour group has today published a wide-ranging ‘recovery plan’ aimed at kick-starting Swindon’s economy and modernising Swindon Borough Council. The 8-point plan encourages greater cross-Party working and to improve community participation in decision making.
The 8 headings in the plan are:
- Securing the Council’s finances
- Modernising the Council & reimagining local services
- Supporting the most vulnerable
- Business and the local economy
- Housing regeneration and development
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Climate change and the green economy
- Developing a community participation strategy
Speaking about the plan, Cllr. Jim Grant, leader of the Labour group on Swindon Borough Council, said, “Both at a national and a local level Labour is offering to work constructively with the Conservatives to get through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. This set of proposals is meant as a genuine attempt to begin a discussion within Swindon Borough Council, but most importantly with our communities.
“This is a time of great political and economic uncertainty; unfinished UK-EU trade talks, the ongoing situation with coronavirus and the looming Honda plant closure will all affect Swindon.
“This is a comprehensive set of proposals, from modernising Swindon Borough Council, to supporting our high streets and local businesses; from housing and caring for the most vulnerable, to supporting the green economy and preserving our town’s heritage.
“This plan is a way of saying – Labour has a plan for Swindon post-COVID. I hope the Conservatives will take us up on our offer and engage in constructive discussions about the future of Swindon.”
