THE BLAME LIES WITH ERIC PICKLES!

Look at the facts - massive,unprecedented, front-loaded cuts demanded by the ConDems.

Lewisham are bound by law to balance their budget, so it's an awful (and in my view, wholly unnecessary and idealogically motivated) set of choices for any council to have to make.....

Incidentally, no Tory or LibDem Cllrs elected to speak in the debate during yesterdays meeting.