Maternity services – The making of a Cllr 14 October, 2007

Recently one neighbour of mine was turned away from Crumpsall delivery suite and gave birth within an hour of arriving in St. Mary’s; another gave birth in Hope Hospitals car park. It is staggering the more I learn how Labour can even attempt to close local services. Do they not understand they are playing with fire or are votes the only thing they care about?

Whist I was a Councillor in Hackney I got personally involved in many causes individual and communal. One in particular the saving of a special needs nursery was a cause that made me as an activist and defined my tenure in Hackney.

The proposed closure of NHS services in Manchester is looking like being the same, the difference however is I can personally relate too this cause as well as just sympathising with, my wife had two quick births locally.

This is one time I do not make any attempt at apologising for getting “too emotionally involved” as one Labour source put it how can one not?

A local Councillor is first and always a local champion, not that my local Labour councillors would understand that living miles away. Kersal as well as other areas will not give up the fight so nor will I be intimidated by Labour Dirty spin campaigns.