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Labour will work with partners to build a conference and concert venue as part of the redevelopment of the waterfront. Labour will work with our universities and sports clubs to build a water sports centre next to the Itchen Bridge. Labour will continue to progress with the construction of a State-of-the-art Leisure destination on the east of the city with extra-care affordable housing built on freed up sites. We inherited the worst industrial relations in local government from the previous Tory administration. We have worked hard to improve these and ensured that workers representatives are consulted about all major decisions. We have not lost one day to strike action in five years. We are committed to investing in our staff and promoting from within. We will establish the LATCO to bid for commercial work, as we have confidence in our staff and the services provide, and reinvest the profits into council services/projects. Housing Regeneration – Affordable Homes for sustainable Living The country is in a housing crisis and hasn’t built enough homes to house our population for thirty years. This shortage is driving up prices both to buy and rent. We need a public sector -led home building programme to deliver eco-friendly homes of all tenures. Labour will bring forward plans to regenerate large sections of our city centre creating 4,000 homes as well as exciting leisure and job opportunities. Labour will safeguard industrial land and use our land ownership and planning powers to bring the high tech industries of the future to Southampton. A Labour Council will invest in homes to rent; our target is to build a thousand homes in the next five years, all of them rented out by the council. We could do much more if we had a government committed to affordable housing. Labour is committed to building further Extra Care housing, especially on the east of the city where there are shortages. Labour will work with housing associations and Private Rented Sector housing providers to add a further thousand homes to rent over the same period. We will renew the HMO licencing scheme for Bargate, Bevois, Swaythling and Portswood, running alongside a similar scheme in Freemantle, Bassett, Millbrook and Shirley. We will explore extending licensing to the rest of the city. We will also simplify the process for making complaints about landlords and increase awareness of this valued service. Devolution and greater Local Democracy Following Brexit it is essential that we see the devolution of powers and responsibilities to local decision-makers. The case for transport, skills and infrastructure investment being passed to local authorities is very strong. We will work with other Solent Councils to establish a mayoral combined authority. We also believe that we need to bring real community decisions – small capital schemes, community grants and environmental improvements closer to the people and will investigate whether urban parishes are a way to achieve this. We will consider piloting the establishment of urban community councils which allow local people a bigger say about how their local environment can be enhanced and improved. 4 | P a g e
Building on the success of the Southampton Youth Forum set up by Labour to ensure young people have an influence on local policy, we will re-establish the role of a Member of Youth Parliament for Southampton, to give local young people a voice in national forums too. Priority Areas for Further Development Labour will work with a range of partners to build a conference and concert venue as part of the redevelopment of the waterfront Labour will ensure that any Southampton resident applying for a job with the Council who meets essential criteria might expect an interview 5 | P a g e
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