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  PaulB I was a member of DDC when the White Cliffs Care Line was launched. It was a project introduced by a Conservative Council and it is very sad to see it go.
  
  Your characterisation of Conservative and Labour attitudes has a basis of truth but it is far too simplistic. Conservatives believe in good well run public services providing value for money and yes, we do not believe in taking any more in taxation than we really have to.
  
  Also, we believe that the State overall should do less and leave more to the individual and individual choices and that really is the big difference with the big Government Labour Party. Big Government costs money.
  
  It is not just a matter of wanting or not wanting to see services cut. The fact is the tax taken from people when it goes above a particular level is counter productive to economic growth and prosperity so we all suffer. The economic circumstances in which we now live, the biggest bust this century, means some very difficult choices have to be made. There must be no sacred cows and everything must be evaluated and considered to see if there are cost cutting options available. Even a project such as the White Cliffs Care Line, a project we set up and were very proud of when we did so, must be reviewed and savings options evaluated.
  
  I am glad I am not still on DDC, it is a very difficult time. Particularly as raising Council Tax is not necessarily an option with capping in place, even if DDC wanted to. DDC is a well run Council that unlike the Mayor of London does not have much by way of fat to cut.

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