Fighting to ensure equalities are not further eroded by the financial crisis
WHAT WE'VE DONE
Called for basic measures like ‘name blind’ recruitment to help address lack of diversity in senior Council appointments - voted down by Labour.
Our proposal to update Merton’s out of date Equality & Community Cohesion Strategy was rejected by Labour, who also regularly fail to provide the Annual Report on progress they are required to submit.
Won a review on how to make the councillor role more accessible - despite Conservative opposition.
Give greater priority to the Equality & Community Cohesion Strategy.
Introduce name blind recruitment for Council jobs.
Ensure former home of leading suffragette and Grade 2 listed building, Dorset Hall, is saved to celebrate and promote women’s rights and equality.
Create a forum of local groups, charities and businesses to help them to develop joint projects to bring our community closer together.
Make Merton more accessible for mobility impaired residents via improved planning rules and funding criteria.
Reverse a Labour decision refusing to commission plans to make all our stations step-free, to ensure we are better prepared the next time bid funding opportunities arise.