Lambeth Council Watch - news and updates about the 'co-operative' council

[Tricky Skills]

More shit from the shittest Council owned company ever.

Just kill it.

Buzzed: The failed Homes for Lambeth begs for yet more public funds with the redevelopment of Roman Rise at Central Hill now costing an extra £9m "It is clear that HFL is limping along ahead of a final public execution, with no solid plan for the future of the homes they are supposed to be developing"

 

[GarveyLives]

Disturbing:

"The government ombudsman ruled in Ayoola Ahmed's favour when Lambeth Council were slow to fix the first ceiling collapse, the second time she said she was almost killed when it came down again ..."

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after flat ceiling collapses twice leaving her homeless

(Source: Philip Coburn /Daily Mirror)​

"All I want is a peaceful home, this has put a strain on my whole family. My parents are pensioners, they should be relaxing but they are worrying about me all the time ..."

 

[friendofdorothy]

I've just heard that apparently they want to make the borough 'Age Friendly Lambeth' - anyone know anything about this?

 

[Tricky Skills]

Buzzed: Lambeth Council criticised for skyrocketing parking charges with claims they are hitting low-income residents hardest "Despite Lambeth Council’s claim that this is about fighting pollution, the most extensive percentage hikes are for low-emission cars"

 

[lang rabbie]

Buzzed: Lambeth Council criticised for skyrocketing parking charges with claims they are hitting low-income residents hardest "Despite Lambeth Council’s claim that this is about fighting pollution, the most extensive percentage hikes are for low-emission cars"

Comment on Buzz article from '"Denny"

"the buzz is a thinly-veiled Lib Dem project"

Damn it, the secret is out!

 

[lang rabbie]

I've just heard that apparently they want to make the borough 'Age Friendly Lambeth' - anyone know anything about this?

The project has been running for some time, but I haven't heard much since the launch just before the pandemic.
Age Friendly Lambeth on MySocial platform

 

[friendofdorothy]

The project has been running for some time, but I haven't heard much since the launch just before the pandemic.
Age Friendly Lambeth on MySocial platform

Thanks. I'm a MySocial member and that completely passed me by.

 

[Tricky Skills]

Buzzed: Lambeth lands government grant of over £2 million for green retrofit of six schools with figure of up to £5 billion needed for all Council owned buildings

 

[Tricky Skills]

Buzzed: 15 schools in Lambeth fail to set a balanced budget with danger of the General Fund writing off the losses "Some deficits may only be resolvable through radical changes to individual schools, including academisation or closure"

 

[Tricky Skills]

Buzzed: Lambeth Council struggles to manage housing budget as overspend of £11.6m forecasted

"The Council claims that the main drivers of this overspend are within Housing Services. There is a massive £5.4 million pressure on legal cases and disrepair compensation."

 

[cuppa tee]

...council hits the hallowed pages of M yLondon news...

Lambeth Council handed £170k contract to director's son's company

EXCLUSIVE: The agreement with AI company AskPorter was reached outside of the council's regular procurement process

www.mylondon.news

 

[CH1]

...council hits the hallowed pages of M yLondon news...

Lambeth Council handed £170k contract to director's son's company

EXCLUSIVE: The agreement with AI company AskPorter was reached outside of the council's regular procurement process

www.mylondon.news

I guess the Tories has sewn up the PPI contracts.

 

[BusLanes]

Wow. That seems quite bad?

 

[CH1]

Wow. That seems quite bad?

If the council has PMQs (which it obviously doesn't) one imagines this would be first up.
AskPorter has an investor who is keen to "disrupt the property market"

AskPorter gets £1.5m more to disrupt 'inefficient' property management

Three-year-old artificial intelligence-based propety management platform has now raised £2.3 million in total including 'significant' sum from Google.

thenegotiator.co.uk

I imagine they ought to be very pleased with Lambeth Homes etc!

 

[CH1]

There is some information here - if you can understand it.

Jamie Euesden

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

askporter Company Profile: Acquisition & Investors | PitchBook

Information on acquisition, funding, cap tables, investors, and executives for askporter. Use the PitchBook Platform to explore the full profile.

pitchbook.com

It seems very SVG bank stuff to me. The other co-founder, Tom Shrive, ironically has a company called Pop Products Ltd - but this seems to have been a previous business not connected to AskPorter (as far as I can see).

 

[BusLanes]

My London is on a roll, I see they have just reported that Croydon Council has decided to take legal action to recover some of the £400k settlement paid to ex CEO Jo Negrini

 

[domestos]

That's interesting. I'd heard that as most of it was by way of pension that it was untouchable and that the remainder was so small it wasn't worth the effort

 

[nagapie]

I don't see how any of it's worth the effort. Even getting it all back wouldn't help the shit show that is Croydon's coffers.
Deflection.

 

[BusLanes]

It is an interesting move

 

[Gramsci]

My London is on a roll, I see they have just reported that Croydon Council has decided to take legal action to recover some of the £400k settlement paid to ex CEO Jo Negrini

Here is the piece on the former Brixton Town Centre Manager

Croydon Council to take legal action against boss who got £400k pay-off

Mayor Jason Perry said it is 'strongly in the public interest to recover as much money paid to the former chief executive as is legally possible'

www.mylondon.news

In the ( Penn) report Ms Negrini was described by those interviewed as having a “widely perceived bullying style”.

Not surprised to read this.

 

[Tricky Skills]

Buzzed: Lambeth Council set to spend an extra £3.5m on parking enforcement with expected revenues of £35m

 

[Rushy]

Buzzed: Lambeth Council set to spend an extra £3.5m on parking enforcement with expected revenues of £35m

Tricky Skills Over what period is Lambeth spending £35m on this contract?

 

[Tricky Skills]

"The current contract with APCOA, which was awarded in 2016, has already been extended for its maximum extension period of four years. It is due to end in November 2024."

 

[Tricky Skills]

Buzzed: Lambeth's Labour Cabinet adopts Borough Plan - despite Green party criticism over lack of resident consultation "170 staff were involved in producing this Plan. How much did it cost? Does it make any difference to residents?"

 

[Gramsci]

Buzzed: Lambeth's Labour Cabinet adopts Borough Plan - despite Green party criticism over lack of resident consultation "170 staff were involved in producing this Plan. How much did it cost? Does it make any difference to residents?"

I missed consultation event due to working that evening. But friend went. Their view was that the Council had already decided what was going in it.

 

[CH1]

Had this already been reported? Serco contract has already cost Lambeth £7 million more than budgeted for, FOI answer reveals

 

[nagapie]

Had this already been reported? Serco contract has already cost Lambeth £7 million more than budgeted for, FOI answer reveals

No wonder they want to charge me £50 to replace my extremely old worn and torn black bin.

 

[Tulster218]

No wonder they want to charge me £50 to replace my extremely old worn and torn black bin.

You're confused. This isn't how capitalism works.

 

[Tricky Skills]

Interesting read from ultra Blairite bottom licker Jimbo Dickson.

"The 2022 Lambeth local election campaign focused on stopping the Greens."

And here was me thinking the campaign was about presenting their ideas to residents about how they could improve their neighbourhoods and lives

 

[CH1]

Interesting read from ultra Blairite bottom licker Jimbo Dickson.



And here was me thinking the campaign was about presenting their ideas to residents about how they could improve their neighbourhoods and lives

Not looking good so far if the Labour national party Twitter campaign is anything to go by.

I seem to recall being told from an upstairs window by a person I was canvassing in Knights Hill 25 years ago:
"I wouldn't piss on the Liberal Democrats"
I had thought this evil intent was caused by a barrage of by-election literature.
Imagine what people will think sandwiched between Jim Dickson's sophisticated "let's clone the Greens" approach and the Labour HQ Q-Anon "Fake News" approach.
Just to remind people of Gentleman Jim's thesis here:
"The Greens – as a party who profess left values – pose a unique set of problems for Labour and these may well become more acute should we get a Labour government in 2024. The solution requires a bespoke approach targeting campaign resources, dialling down on negative campaigning and going big on positive messaging around the substantial achievements of Labour councils on combatting climate change, the cost of living and fighting inequality!"