Lib Dems admit plan for 'savage cuts'

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg MP has admitted his party will force through ’savage cuts’ if they get back into power.

The last time the Lib Dems ran Lambeth they forced council tax up 40% while closing day care centres for the elderly and leaving youth services the worst funded in London. Now their leader has admitted the cuts will be ’savage’ if his party wins the council elections due in May 2010.

Local people are demanding answers from tight-lipped local Lib Dem councillors over just where the cuts will fall. The Lib Dems have failed to guarantee funding to improve 10,000 substandard homes in Lambeth, and now there are real fears they could target youth services, home help for the elderly, transport, and waste collection. Larkhall Councillor Tina Valcarcel said: “The Lib Dems must come clean about where their leader’s ‘savage’ cuts will fall, and which services they will destroy if they win in May 2010.”

The Lib Dem axe – who will the ‘savage’ Lib Dem cuts hit first?

Youth services – CUT

Home helps – CUT

Meals on wheels – CUT

New homes – CUT

Street cleaning – CUT

Recycling – CUT