UK - “A casino shouldn’t be priority” (Bath Chronicle - LTE)
Bath Chronicle
September 27, 2007 Thursday
I believe that government, both locally and nationally, should have clear priorities as to where it spends its money.
There are some things that need financial help and assistance and some things that just don’t.
Recently, B&NES council reconfirmed its commitment to having a small casino in Bath .
I voted against the motion because I do not believe that a casino can in any way regenerate a community.
This means to feed the poor and heal the sick - a casino does far from that.
In voting for a casino councillors have committed £200,000 to proceed with the work that needs to be done to bring it to the city.
Surely what is more important is to find any surplus money to spend on the youth service which suffered a drastic £300,000 cut last year?
Isn’t it more of a priority to spend the money needed to bring a casino to Bath on the thousands of teenagers and young people who already think that local democracy does nothing for them?
The priority in Bath and North East Somerset should be our youth service, not a gambling house for the elite.
CLLR NATHAN HARTLEY BA (Hons) Liberal Democrat, Peasedown St John Bath
