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This didn't go quite to plan

Vauxhall Labour Party tweet lauding Sir Tony Blair for his Knighthood doesn’t quite get the NY bounce the Comrades were hoping for

A tweet from the official Vauxhall Labour Constituency Labour Party has congratulated Sir Tony Blair on his New Year Knighthood – but not everyone is happy.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Well that’s epic trolling

 

[CH1]

This didn't go quite to plan

Vauxhall Labour Party tweet lauding Sir Tony Blair for his Knighthood doesn’t quite get the NY bounce the Comrades were hoping for

A tweet from the official Vauxhall Labour Constituency Labour Party has congratulated Sir Tony Blair on his New Year Knighthood – but not everyone is happy.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Bizarre comment from Vauxhall Labour Party. Maybe be it's still riddled with Hoeyites?

That said this appointment seems to be generated by the palace apparatchiks perhaps?
Appointments are at the sovereign's sole discretion and are usually in recognition of a national contribution, for public service, or for personal service to the sovereign.[2] Membership of the order is limited to the sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and no more than 24 living members, or Companions. The order also includes supernumerary knights and ladies (e.g., members of the British royal family and foreign monarchs). [Wikipedia]

Its a bit of a rag bag in the garter club - ex Queen Beatrice and the current King of the Netherlands, Nordic royalty, the former King of Spain and his son the present King of Spain. All in all its like the end of an edition of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" where the team have to announce the distinguished guests at a strangely named ball.

Can't see Tony Blair being re-prolatarianised - not now he has had the taste of royal favour.

 

[BusLanes]

Social media person may not have sought or received sign off. But that being said there will be a lot of people in Labour who will either be pleased Blair got the gong or pleased it annoys their factional enemies.

That's certainly how Twitter Labour seemed anyway, with a solid chunk of people annoyed, upset, pleased or very happy.

 

[editor]

Nice

Lambeth Council forks out £15,500 to send 17 Officers and two Cabinet members off to Barbican property developer schmooze fest

Lambeth Council spent £15,500 schmoozing investors at The London Real Estate Forum that took place at The Barbican back in September 2021.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[BusLanes]

I see someone has decided to reveal their stash of Philip Normal's, uh, rather off tweets from a decade ago.

 

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I see someone has decided to reveal their stash of Philip Normal's, uh, rather off tweets from a decade ago.

I’m not a fan and they’re moody af , I wonder who and why now, tho

 

[editor]

I see someone has decided to reveal their stash of Philip Normal's, uh, rather off tweets from a decade ago.

Seeing as his name has already appeared on campaign literature as a Labour party candidate for the local elections, it's only right people should see some of his opinions shared on Twitter.

 

[BusLanes]

I’m not a fan and they’re moody af , I wonder who and why now, tho

Yes I wonder too - had this been known in 2018 it would have been all over the election campaign, especially given Oval Labour had issues with candidate selection before Hopkins came back.

 

[cuppa tee]

Yes I wonder too - had this been known in 2018 it would have been all over the election campaign, especially given Oval Labour had issues with candidate selection before Hopkins came back.

I thought there was a full roster of candidates but events meant a gap appeared for the returnee to fill.

 

[BusLanes]

I thought there was a full roster of candidates but events meant a gap appeared for the returnee to fill.

I cannot quite remember what happened (although we did talk about it here I think? So I could go and check), but they had 3 candidates and one guy stood down at the last minute and Jack stepped back in. The guy made some cryptic comments about racism on Twitter then that was the last I remember.

 

[cuppa tee]

I cannot quite remember what happened (although we did talk about it here I think? So I could go and check), but they had 3 candidates and one guy stood down at the last minute and Jack stepped back in. The guy made some cryptic comments about racism on Twitter then that was the last I remember.

Yeah that’s how I remember it, apart from the cryptic tweets which I was unaware of....

 

[BusLanes]

Yeah that’s how I remember it, apart from the cryptic tweets which I was unaware of....

I don't remember why I thought they were cryptic, but I think he deleted them soon after as well. I would search but I cannot remember his name.

 

[cuppa tee]

I don't remember why I thought they were cryptic, but I think he deleted them soon after as well. I would search but I cannot remember his name.

me neither.....anyway looks like this has its own thread now....

https://www.urban75.net/forums/thre...arabs-muslim-women-and-big-black-men’.377193/

 

[editor]

Yep

 

[cuppa tee]

Yep

....working late ?

 

[Gramsci]

LIVE BLOG: Lambeth Full Council Meeting – LTN’s, spending of public money and safety on Brixton Hill

It’s the first Lambeth Full Council meting this evening since ex-Labour Councillor and former Mayor Philip Normal quit his role after some particularly vile social media posts emerged.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Really good report Tricky Skills

On this by Cllr Holland the Leader,

“I visited Loughborough Farm today. It’s a good example of what we can achieve with our communities

I'm not sure I understand what she means by "we". Loughborough Farm is LJAG project and the funding is raised by local people.

The Farm has been working successfully as a community project on Council land.

LJ Works a Council project on this land which includes retaining the Farm has been so badly managed by the Council that the Farm has struggled to keep going. Whilst the building works have been delayed and delayed.

On Project management the Council hasn't delivered.

So I'm at a loss to understand what Cllr Holland is going on about.

 

[Gramsci]

LIVE BLOG: Lambeth Full Council Meeting – LTN’s, spending of public money and safety on Brixton Hill

It’s the first Lambeth Full Council meting this evening since ex-Labour Councillor and former Mayor Philip Normal quit his role after some particularly vile social media posts emerged.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

On the Leader saying tha the Council is dealing with Climate Change by retrofitting schools. That's good but what I don't see is this going across the Council.

One of the boilers in the Rec broke down a while back. The reason why its been difficult to keep the pool at right temperature. The officers report on replacing it dismissed putting in more green heat pump as to expensive. In one sentence. No explanation of pros and cons of doing it.

If Council is going to retro fit it should make sure that ongoing schemes also take seriously this option when maintenance / repairs are done.

 

[GarveyLives]

Here is a small dose of the reality behind Lambeth Council's public relations department's talk of "meaningful, educational and joyful tributes to the huge contribution made to British life by the Windrush Generation":

"A grandmother is not able get upstairs to use the shower in her own house because the council refuses install a stairlift ..."

Grandmother forced to wash in a sink because council refuses to install stairlift

(Source: londonnewsonline.co.uk)​

83 year-old disabled grandmother and asthma sufferer, Mlynn Thomas, has to wash in the downstairs toilet sink and sleep in her living room.

 

[editor]

This is where our money goes

Exclusive: Ex-Leader and Cabinet member at Lambeth both paid full allowances – despite being absent from Council meetings for six months

Two ex-Cabinet Members have been absent from Lambeth Council for more than six months – yet they continue to receive their monthly ‘allowance’ of £10,597 per year.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[Adblock Lambeth]

Hi all,

As mentioned in my last post, applications have been submitted for 5 new digital billboards (not replacing paper ones) across Lambeth. Our latest blog has more details about the locations and how to object.

We may be helped in our objections by some good news in the Lambeth Local Plan (page 206) which clarifies that billboards will only be approved where they "contribute positively to the local scene" and "do not add unacceptable street/visual clutter". This gives us clear lines for objections. Furthermore, the plan includes the following bit of good news:

"In order to enhance the environment, proposals for the renewal of advertisement consents for existing large panel advertisements will generally be resisted".

Less positively, dealing with all of these applications mean we're still to get up to speed with what this news article is all about, but you may be hearing more from me soon!

Cheers,

Christopher

Hi all,

I'm pleased to say that the plans for 5 new billboards were not approved, and while appeal processes have been launched, we are confident that the wording of the latest council local plan will make it very difficult for new traditional style billboard to be introduced. Once again, thanks for your help with the opposition.

New approches to public space advertising may still cause us problems, however, and we're now in the processes of opposing JCDecaux's plans for 12 'Communications Hubs' across Lambeth, which are effectively digital advertising boards masquerading as public services. You can read more about these plans in our latest blog here. The blog provides details of how to object to individual hubs and you can also sign our petition here.

Thanks again for your help.

Christopher
Adblock Lambeth

 

[ViolentPanda]

I see someone has decided to reveal their stash of Philip Normal's, uh, rather off tweets from a decade ago.

Twat deserved every bit of flak he got.

 

[ViolentPanda]

....working late ?

Given that about half of the Civic Centre's staff are still WFH, then it's highly unlikely.

 

[cuppa tee]

Given that about half of the Civic Centre's staff are still WFH, then it's highly unlikely.

Apologies...was beiing sarcastic.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Apologies...was beiing sarcastic.

I know. Upper floors are still like a desert though. When I've gone to meetings there, I keep expecting dustballs to roll by...

 

[Gramsci]

Inside Housing article on big increase in disrepair cases.

Lambeth Council is up at the top.

Spends a lot of Council tenants rent money fighting these claims.

The article points to several reasons for increase,

No win no fee legal "farmers" encouraging people to out in claims. Then taking big cut.

Councils being starved of funds for decades so not able to properly up keep properties that are ageing.

The article goes into legal side of it and law changes.

One lawyer from good firm ( I know from experience) Giles Peaker says Councils should fight obviously spurious claims but deal with other claims before expensive litigation.

Lambeth say they are going to bring in a form of arbitration. And planned maintenance.

On planned maintenance. I know with Brixton Rec this has never been done. Despite asking. Which is why there is no heating in changing rooms for years and the roof has leaked for years. Planned maintenance would save money in long term

Also way Lambeth deal with people is to fob them off or make them out to be "difficult" if they ask questions.

It's pretty absymal that a self styled "Coop Council" can't deal with its tenants without them taking legal action.

 

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I think there was an article on Buzz recently on account of the resignation of Cllr Wellbelove.
Here is the announcement from the Town Hall Notice of casual vacancy Clapham Town ward

As you see there are not likely to be any by elections at the moment unless a third of the councillors resign en masse.

Under Section 89 (3) of the Local Government Act 1972, where a casual vacancy occurs within six months before the day on which the councillor whose office is vacant would regularly have retired (calculated as the fourth calendar day after the day of the poll to fill the particular vacancy – in this case Tuesday 10 May 2022), an election shall not be held unless the total number of unfilled vacancies exceeds one third of the total membership of the council.
10 February 2022

Andrew Travers
Returning Officer

 

[editor]

Astonishing stuff

Exclusive: Brixton Buzz FoI reveals Lambeth Council built only four council houses in four years – despite Lambeth Labour’s pledge to build 1,000

Lambeth Council has built only four council houses in the past four years. Lambeth Labour pledged in 2018 that it would build 1,000 homes at council rent before the May 2022 local elections.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[BusLanes]

Astonishing stuff

Exclusive: Brixton Buzz FoI reveals Lambeth Council built only four council houses in four years – despite Lambeth Labour’s pledge to build 1,000

Lambeth Council has built only four council houses in the past four years. Lambeth Labour pledged in 2018 that it would build 1,000 homes at council rent before the May 2022 local elections.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Presumably they will try and weasel out of it a bit by arguing about the wording

 

[editor]

Shocking sttuff

Absent Councillors, working for the Tories and managing the loss making Pop Brixton – Lambeth Labour’s Got Talent

On Wednesday evening Brixton Buzz ran a live blog for the final Lambeth Full Council meeting of the current administration.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[editor]

Brilliant analysis of Lambeth's truth-bending claims Lambeth Labour prepares for 2022 local elections with ambitious claims of what it has achieved in the past four years