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Apparently councillors should only stand in areas where they are councillors which is great news for the Tories in East Worthing & Shoreham as they’ll get to stand unopposed!!
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
But that's not true, is it?
Worthing has a Labour run Council.
Also on the shortlist was Councillor Christine Bayliss, Leader of the Labour Group on Bexhill Council
I stand correctedBut that's not true, is it?
Worthing has a Labour run Council.
Also on the shortlist was Councillor Christine Bayliss, Leader of the Labour Group on Bexhill Council
Don’t get the pearl clutching though for people standing to be MPs in places they’re not particularly connected to - it’s incredibly common, suspect it’s the majority of MPs. And calls to resign as a councillor are just weird.
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Right.I stand corrected
Don’t get the pearl clutching though for people standing to be MPs in places they’re not particularly connected to - it’s incredibly common, suspect it’s the majority of MPs. And calls to resign as a councillor are just weird.
So Rutland is going to spend every weekend between now and next October on the South coast. What of his Streatham residents that he was elected to represent? He's already skipping surgeries.
If he can't commit to Lambeth then he needs to make way for someone who can.
He should have the balls to stand down in Lambeth now, rather than wait for the safety blanket of knowing that he has an MP's salary to rely upon.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Well I flicked over to the Laura Kuensberg show on BBC One just now. It was unbridled Richard Tice.
If you ask me the BBC programmes made by the companies that make the Daily Politics, Question Time and Kuensberg have a corrupted format. They nearly always have a representative of a Fascist party, the Institute of Economic Affairs or the Daily Telegraph commenting on the news.
Lord Reith didn't set up safety mechanisms in the BBC for the benefit of fascists and Nazis.
So far Newsnight on BBC Two seems unaffected - though there are perennial rumours it will be scrapped.
You want toxic - stay on BBC One or daytime BBC Two.
BusLanes
Pedestrian
I appreciate it may be normal for this to happen and that many* young Lambeth councillors have gone off to high office but I still find it weird all the same living in what seems to be a nursery for MPs.
*Not just from Labour but Tories in the past too. See Major, Bercow, Elphicke.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Dominick Grieve was a most diligent Tory PPC for Dulwich & West Norwood - did a lot of stuff with the Community/Police Consultative Group for Lambeth.
GarveyLives
Well-Known Member
The latest from your local slum landlord:
Lambeth Council apologises for mould in Brixton flat
After 10 months waiting for something to be done by the people headed by Fiona Connolly, Lambeth Council's "Corporate Director of Housing and Adult Social Care", this is the best that two elderly cancer-suffering local pensioners have been offered:
(Source: Lambeth Together)
"We are extremely disappointed that, on this occasion, we fell below our standards," "(We have) now scheduled a number of works to Mr and Mrs Keane's flat that would be carried out as soon as possible".
Lambeth Council apologises for mould in Brixton flat
After 10 months waiting for something to be done by the people headed by Fiona Connolly, Lambeth Council's "Corporate Director of Housing and Adult Social Care", this is the best that two elderly cancer-suffering local pensioners have been offered:
(Source: Lambeth Together)
"We are extremely disappointed that, on this occasion, we fell below our standards," "(We have) now scheduled a number of works to Mr and Mrs Keane's flat that would be carried out as soon as possible".
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Beat me to it GarveyLives . Just saw this on BBC website
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Buzzed: Lambeth Council under scrutiny: contract management and a controversial £170k deal to the son of a senior Council Officer
"The public papers ahead of the Corporate Committee confirm that the investigation is complete. There is no mention of the outcome"
"The public papers ahead of the Corporate Committee confirm that the investigation is complete. There is no mention of the outcome"
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Buzzed: Lambeth Council has loaned out £79.5m to the failed Homes for Lambeth with the prospect of more handouts to come
"Our back of a fag packet calculations tell us that this works out at £700,000 per property. If you take into consideration that some of these properties are replacement homes, then the figure is even higher"
"Our back of a fag packet calculations tell us that this works out at £700,000 per property. If you take into consideration that some of these properties are replacement homes, then the figure is even higher"
Councillor hoping to become MP 50 miles away fails to turn up to surgery
One of our councillors is missing
I know its not an uncommon scenario and councillor isn’t a full time job, but if Mr Rutland has essentially abandoned his post in Streatham then maybe he should formally give it up. Zero recent mentions of London on his socials - not even some wishy washy statement which is slightly surprising.
One of our councillors is missing
I know its not an uncommon scenario and councillor isn’t a full time job, but if Mr Rutland has essentially abandoned his post in Streatham then maybe he should formally give it up. Zero recent mentions of London on his socials - not even some wishy washy statement which is slightly surprising.
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
At least Sam Townsend resigned, albeit after heavy pressure from the now MP for Croydon North.
Still can't bring myself to speak his name
Still can't bring myself to speak his name
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Buzzed: 22% of Council stock managed by Lambeth fails to meet the Decent Homes Standard
"A new ‘Citizen Portal’ is set to launch soon. The idea is that this will help residents report any ongoing issues they have across all Council services. We hope that the tech team has bought up sufficient bandwidth"
"A new ‘Citizen Portal’ is set to launch soon. The idea is that this will help residents report any ongoing issues they have across all Council services. We hope that the tech team has bought up sufficient bandwidth"
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Buzzed: Less than half of Lambeth residents think that they live on a clean street
"The report ahead of the meeting claims that litter picks on all residential streets takes place twice a week"
"The report ahead of the meeting claims that litter picks on all residential streets takes place twice a week"
BusLanes
Pedestrian
Big claim!
Would not surprise me if they just meant a small cleaning lorry with brushes.
If they mean someone comes along the footpath and clears stuff that would surprise me.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Funny thing is my bit of Coldharbour Lane is pretty clean, and seems to get swept multiple times as day - though you will observe that the permanent presence of wheelie bins does obstruct the operatives from sweeping round the bins.
I'm rather unsure what will happen when the new low intensity bin emptying comes in next Easter-tide.
Maybe people will just put all their rubbish in the green bins.
Now I have a Temu account I could order a consignment of giant edible rats from China - then we could have total recycling - from street detritus to diner plate.
BusLanes
Pedestrian
Our quiet residential street and similar neighbours have not had any obvious major clearing of pavements in recent times, as there are deep and mulching leaf piles everywhere. We have to rake them ourselves then arrange disposal of the leaves.
The bits of the roads that abut main roads do get cleared regularly
The bits of the roads that abut main roads do get cleared regularly
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Buzzed: Lambeth Council debt reaches £1.09 billion with Cabinet set to approve more borrowing
"Lambeth finally lost the will to regenerate earlier this year when Cabinet pushed privatisation through the back door – despite internal Labour party opposition"
"Lambeth finally lost the will to regenerate earlier this year when Cabinet pushed privatisation through the back door – despite internal Labour party opposition"
editor
hiraethified
Lambeth looking to flog off its council homes to a for-profit company - Residents launch petition to stop Vision Homes taking over Lambeth council homes on the Vassal Estate in Camberwell
BusLanes
Pedestrian
Does the Council want this to happen? I thought not, that the private company was doing it because they could
editor
hiraethified
I haven't seen a PR campaign from Lambeth arguing why residents should reject the offer.
Scary times.
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Buzzed: Six new parklets coming to Lambeth as Council aims to make kerbsides 'sustainable'
"Resident volunteers are expected to step forward as a Parklet Keeper to look after the spaces on a day-to-day basis. This is classic Lambeth Co-operative Council in action"
"Resident volunteers are expected to step forward as a Parklet Keeper to look after the spaces on a day-to-day basis. This is classic Lambeth Co-operative Council in action"
Tricky Skills
Well-Known Member
Buzzed: Brixton House Theatre set to receive 250 year lease from Lambeth as the Council attempts to recoup construction costs
"All financial details relating to this project are confidential and haven't been made available to the public"
"All financial details relating to this project are confidential and haven't been made available to the public"
