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Mayville OAPs join 'Save our Freedom Pass' campaign
October 28, 2009 10:22 AM
Council leader Terry Stacy and local councillor Rhodri Jamieson-Ball joined Pensioners on the Mayville Estate to protest against threats to the Freedom Pass.
Pensioners on the Mayville Estate are the latest to join the Liberal Democrat campaign to save the Freedom Pass - London's free travel scheme for the elderly and disabled.
Islington pensioners have been rocked by the news that Labour ministers are looking at taking £50million of funding away from London to bail out their national free bus travel scheme. The loss of this cash could mean Islington pensioners facing cuts to when and where they can use their Freedom Pass or council tax rises.
Visiting the Mayville Community Centre this week, Liberal Democrat campaigners heard local pensioners' fears about losing their Freedom Pass and got more signatures for their borough-wide campaign to 'Save the Freedom Pass'.
Mildmay councillor and Islington North Lib Dem campaigner, Rhodri Jamieson-Ball, said:
"It is criminal that Labour is looking to rob Peter to pay Paul with their shock move to cut funding to London's Freedom Pass. London will lose £50million to pay for Labour's national funding black hole.
"Why should Mayville and Islington pensioners suffer because Labour has bungled its sums yet again?"
Local resident Phil Stevens, who has a disability, said:
"Never did I think the Freedom Pass would be under threat from a Labour government. Labour is supposed to be on our side.
"The Freedom Pass is a lifeline for Islington's elderly and disabled people like me. We must save the Freedom Pass and I'm disgusted that local Labour MPs are even denying this is a real threat to our free travel."
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