The usual mealy-mouthed excuses and evasions from the increasingly tattered ConDem flagship. Guess they plan to flog Millmead off in the next lot of redundant council buildings?
If they carry on cutting jobs and services the largest local authority in Europe will take on the appearance of the ‘Marie Celeste.’
Young people leaving care are some of the most disadvantaged in the city. They are over-represented in the prison population and among the homeless and more likely to be unemployed.
Yet despite this, the council are determined to push on with their program of cuts. They want to shut the doors by March 31st.
We know that with the support of local people, staff and residents we can win a campaign to save the home, just like staff and parents at Charles House respite centre who won their recent campaign to stay open.
The council have given two reasons they want to close the home:
Under capacity?
The council says the home is…
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