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Keir Starmer's time is up

Originally it was going to be the 'John Lewis' council, but I think they went for 'cooperative' in the end as a bit more 'labour'. Have to say I don't think anyone ever understood what it actually meant!

The favourite theory at Chez Panda at the time, is he assumed "co-operative" was as meaningless as his then-membership of the co-operative party, & just used it as a device for saying "we'll listen">
Of course, us old Lambeth hands know that they don't listen, & more damagingly, they don't hear.
 

Guardian article about benefits is from 2013.

Ta.
 
Not that I want to defend these people, but before everyone shoots themselves in the foot calling it out, I think the "block of flats" is a management company that tenants have formed to look after the shared fabric of a building they live in. Not exactly hot stuff.
Not tenants, leaseholders. This kind of set up, where leaseholders also own part of the freehold, is more common where a big house has been split up into flats, rather than purpose built flats. And, yes, it's usually the vehicle for managing the building, in that leaseholders would either manage the building themselves, or they'd appoint a property management company to do it for them.

I agree with you, mauvais, there's nothing untoward or underhand in this arrangement. Probably lots of Londoners have a similar arrangement if they bought a flat in a building that was formerly a big house. In fact, it's indicative of how much of a mess London housing market is in, in that so many houses have been split up into smaller flats, because the big houses are unaffordable to many, and also property developers make big profits by doing these kinds of conversions.
 
Re raheal reeves. She's my mp and I've met her a few times through work.
Politically not much to tell. But she's has a very annoying voice and is a chess champion. Does turn up for lots of community stuff but seems quite brittle and lacking in warmth. A female version of starmer.
 
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