The pool, built during the depression of the early 1930s by out-of-work voluntary labour, attracts around 2, 000 visits each summer.

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"This is an entirely voluntary scheme, " said Labour councillor Sue Howes.

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This is partly because in 1997 the new Labour government made metering voluntary: a policy that was bound to fail, because the only people likely to volunteer to have a meter installed are those who think they consume less than average and will receive lower bills.

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The Labour cabinet said there would be nine voluntary redundancies.

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Her comments follow a decision last week by Liverpool to abandon a "big society" pilot project because the Labour council claimed cuts were undermining the voluntary groups supposed to take over some services.

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Expanding opportunity means not leaving up to 30% of men in some of our towns and cities languishing on Incapacity Benefit, as has happened under Labour, but our plans to harness the expertise of the voluntary sector in helping people off welfare and into work.

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In fact, Fairtrade is a voluntary model of trade that brings consumers and companies together to offer organisations, that represent small farmers and hired labour, a price for their produce that covers the cost of sustainable production and provides a sustainable livelihood.

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