Press Release
Monday 13th September 2004

Newcastle Lib Dem Councillor Joins The No Campaign

 

The Peoples' North East No Campaign today welcomes Newcastle Lib Dem Councillor, Gerry Keating, on board the campaign. Gerry states:

"There are three good reasons why people should vote against a
Regional Assembly for the North East:-

1. None of its few powers can be "used to enforce the co-operation of other bodies or people". What then is the point of such powers?
   
   
2. The region is the poorest in Britain, but money will continue to be stolen from us to support Regional Government in Scotland and Wales.
   
   
3. A North East Regional Assembly would have no extra resources apart from those raised by a huge increase in Council Tax.

Any government would be able to use a North East Assembly as an alibi for its own deficiencies in the region."

North East No Campaign Director, Neil Herron welcomed the news:

"It is great to have Gerry on board and it will widen the No debate and get the message across to the people of the North East that they are being offered 'fake' devolution. It shows that the Peoples' Campaign is not run or controlled, overtly or covertly, by a single political party and its supporters."

ENDS

For more information, contact:

Neil Herron, Campaign Director

North East No Campaign www.northeastnocampaign.co.uk

Tel. 0191 565 7143 / 07776 202045