New Forest East Labour Party

                       Julie Hope

Dear Members and Supporters,   Contact me via email: newforesteast@gmail.com or phone me on: 0795 5130 045.

Dear All, We have recently stood candidates in elections for Hampshire County Council.  Unfortunately, none were elected and so once again we have a Conservative stronghold in the New Forest (although 2 Lib Dem candidates held onto their seats. The government is failing the working class people of this country.  With over 14 million people living below the poverty line – including 4.5 million children – nothing is being done to help them.  The impact of the Covid 19 virus has mainly hit the poorest and most vulnerable members of our communities.  We owe a huge debt to our frontline workers, but instead of being valued many of them have had very little or no increase in their basic salary – giving nurses a measly 1% is an insult. It is highly likely that our NHS will be ‘up for grabs’ as the last White Paper presented by the Queen’s Speech makes it possible for ‘big pharma’ to get its’ hands on even more of our health services. It is time that our opposition leader makes a stand for the ten pledges that he was elected on and starts delivering for the people and businesses.  As we come out of lockdown there are no excuses for not delivering a strong and viable alternative to the present government. Our Foodbanks are struggling at this time to provide supplies for all those in need. If you are able to do so, there are links below to each of the Foodbanks in our area, as well as a link to the facebook page of the Totton Isolation Group. Thank you for any donation, however small you can make. Please mention that it is from a Labour Party member/supporter. https://waterside.foodbank.org.uk http://www.youthandfamiliesmatter.org.uk/support-us Totton Isolation Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/574720613147369

Other links you might find interesting are:   Staying at home NHS guideline https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-advice What To Do if You Are Sick – US Centre for Disease Control guideline https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html World Health Organisation Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters COVID-19 Lockdown Guide: How to Manage Anxiety and Isolation During Quarantine https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/covid-19-lockdown-guide-how-manage-anxiety-and Free online activities for kids – List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School Closings https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offering-free-subscriptions Coronavirus and claiming benefits – Understanding Universal Credit https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/coronavirus Community Volunteer Support Groups https://covidmutualaid.org