from a Leicester reader
Mr. Jack Brooks, who contested the Wycliffe ¥, May, has resigned from the panel of Labour Rvtdettt is Gest ae “the attitude of mind of some of my socialist colleagues, " Mr, Brooks told the local papers on August 8th "As you may be aware I was a Labour candidate at the last municipal elections and as such have remained on the municipal panel, I have today,after considerable thought on the matter decided to resign from the panel as a protest against the attitude of mind of ome of vif socialist colleagues. The statement made by one prominent councillor regarding the iternants is, in opinion, in dir conflict with socialist principles, The question OP te chriAnen of pe itinerants is dismissed as a social responsibility with the stock phrase 'We are not our brothers! keepers to that extent...' The problem that must be faced is, are they irresponsible or are we?" On the question of the diabolical 30% rent increase for council houses, all efforts to obtain adequate discussion on the anomalies which will exist if this increase is implemented have been fruitless,
"Old people and people on low fixed incomes will suffer as a result of a policy that has been bulldozed through, There is no guarantee that the Ministry of Pensions will meet the increase in full wmless they receive Governmental instruction, I have written to Mr, George Brown and asked him to intervene and refer this increase to the Prices and Incomes Commise# sion as a test casee On the one hand we are asked to keep prices stable and yet, on the other, a Socialist-controlled council chose to ignore > national policy and impose this increase, which is out of all proportion. I intent to remain a member of the Labour Party and support the policies of the party, but I cannot stand by and give my support to hypocrisy, My conscience would not allow this,"