lang rabbie
Je ne regrette les gazebos
There was a results factsheet (and a less than intuitive spreadsheet ) published a few days after the 2021 result. I expect something similar will come out this time.
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Torpid Scorpion
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As of now, this would seem to be the only info:
I look forward (not) to seeing what kind of bile susan hall and reform UK’s alex wilson spout in the jobs we’ll be paying them to do the next few years. Maybe they can get with LORD goldsmith and do a hate-fuelled variety show on GB news.
I look forward (not) to seeing what kind of bile susan hall and reform UK’s alex wilson spout in the jobs we’ll be paying them to do the next few years. Maybe they can get with LORD goldsmith and do a hate-fuelled variety show on GB news.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Maybe the de Hondt method works then?
2 Lib Dems (one directly elected for Kingston/Richmond)
2 Greens
1 Reform (unfortunately)
Edit: that should have read 3 Greens
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Tricky Skills
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Buzzed: Landlords feel the heat as Lambeth plans to introduce a compulsory licensing scheme for the private sector
"Sadly the scheme doesn’t cover Lambeth’s own housing provision"
"Sadly the scheme doesn’t cover Lambeth’s own housing provision"
That’s a weird & pointless comment from Jason. Social housing has its own regulator and providers need to be registered already.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
As the article says, it doesn't cover the northern wards of Vauxhall and Waterloo (where all the most expensive glossy, corporate development has been focussed). Lambeth's reasoning behind this is:
Significantly high numbers of privately rented properties in poor condition. Yet their own chart shows that, whilst Waterloo does possibly have the lowest number of privately rented homes in poor condition, it is by no means an outlier. There is only a hairs breadth between Waterloo and Brixton North, Brixton Windrush, Clapham Common, Clapham East, Myatts Fields and Stockwell East. And all of those wards appear to have lower numbers of privately rented properties in poor condition than Vauxhall (which is also excused PRS licensing). I say "possibly" and "appear" because the absolute numbers have not been published and repeated requests for the data behind the chart have been ignored for over two months
Although their statement says that the basis for exclusion of Vauxhall and Waterloo is "the number of privately rented homes in poor condition", no doubt Lambeth would retrospectively argue that proportionally the two are lowest. But why are roughly 260 substandard homes in Vauxhall less priority than 240 in Brixton North or Brixton Windrush? Looking at proportionality does not make sense unless they feel that their licensing is a disproportionate imposition on landlords of decent properties. It can't be that because they claim the scheme is a positive thing for the decent landlords subject to it.
The fact is that licensing fees are only allowed to be used to fund the licensing system they form a part of. They cannot be used to raise funds towards anything else. By including the recent luxury developments of Waterloo and Vauxhall (which have the highest numbers of private lets in Lambeth) in the scheme they would be able to spread the cost of the licensing scheme and reduce the fees considerably. Whilst they say that there is no evidence that fees will be passed on, they don't offer any evidence that they won't.
I see that Cllr Hashi is in charge of this. Having seen his impressive outburst in a recent public meeting about anti social behaviour, in which he was put on the spot for failing to deliver a long anticipated ASB strategy, I'm not sure I'd feel all that comfortable challenging him face to face on this myself!
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Gramsci
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Cara Hall secures damages of over £30k for disrepair, including damages equivalent to 90% of the rent for the period that the property was unfit for human habitation | Doughty Street Chambers
In E v The London Borough of Lambeth (Wandsworth County Court, 17 April 2024), District Judge Daley awarded damages of £33,990.09 for disrepair, including £17,687 of special damages.
Lambeth setting it's own example of how to be a landlord.
Fortunately this tenant had good legal representation and Lambeth had to cough up thousands in damages.
It's astonishing that legal action had to be re started as Lambeth did not keep to what previous legal action said Lambeth should do to rectify disrepair.
Tricky Skills
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Can't see that - if you mean Jim Dickson taking over from Vicky Foxcroft.
Admittedly he is only 60 (according to Wikipedia) - but then she is 47.
JD stood unsuccessfully in Old Bexley and Sidcup in 2001 - after Ted Heath retired from parliament.
No record of any subsequent parliamentary forays.
Tricky Skills
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Lucky Jim was tempted by the new Streatham and Norbury seat. He then realised that the man who is possibly the only Labour party member with more extreme right views than him has already blagged the gig.
Tulster218
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Could somebody tell me what's in Private Eye please.
Tricky Skills
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"Councillors voted themselves a 32.8 percent increase to their annual allowances, just weeks after they had raised council tax by the maximum 4.99 percent."
Tulster218
Well-Known Member
Ahhh. Private Eye must have read Brixton Buzz.
BusLanes
Pedestrian
Hah I was right. He just announced selection for Dartford
Tricky Skills
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Buzzed: Third Lambeth Labour Councillor has political ambitions elsewhere as Cabinet member Cllr Jim Dickson looks towards Dartford
"Congratulations to James Rowan Chatterton Dickson who will bothering the doorsteps of Dartford over the next six weeks"
"Congratulations to James Rowan Chatterton Dickson who will bothering the doorsteps of Dartford over the next six weeks"
Tulster218
Well-Known Member
Dartford's a Conservative seat at the moment, with an 18,000 majority, but likely winnable for Labour, so this is probably the last we'll see of him.
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I'm pretty sure JD was party to the policy of flying the European flag on Lambeth Town Hall except on the Queen's birthday or full council meetings - which nearly all councillors voted for.
Presumably he'll have to do a Farage transformation in Dartford according to this graphic (assuming the issue comes up)
Purple UKIP Labour up there mate my cab driver says!
EU Referendum local results - D
Local results for areas beginning with D in the 2016 EU Referendum from BBC News
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Tulster218
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I'm pretty sure JD was party to the policy of flying the European flag on Lambeth Town Hall except on the Queen's birthday or full council meetings - which nearly all councillors voted for.
Presumably he'll have to do a Farage transformation in Dartford according to this graphic (assuming the issue comes up)
Purple UKIP Labour up there mate my cab driver says!
EU Referendum local results - D
Local results for areas beginning with D in the 2016 EU Referendum from BBC News
I think you're right. He's not exactly presenting himself as a bold EU loving remainer here.
It's almost as if he'll pretend to believe anything to get elected.
felonius monk
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Tulster218
Well-Known Member
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
To be fair this is standard Labour livery isn't it? Like Aldi and Lidl beers have union jack caps.
Makes me nauseous. The country decided by 0,2% to Leave the EU on the recommendation of Kate Hoey and Nigel Farage.
Now everything has to have union jacks on it for 100 years.
Disgusting. No only disgusting - it's pathetic.
Tricky Skills
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Good to see that Jim has a "passion for Dartford." And hopefully still Herne Hill should it all go wrong for him.
Dartford Labour on X: "Our General Election candidate @Jim4Dartford talks about why its time for a Labour government. https://t.co/dL8kcuJZy5" / X
Cllr Martin Bailey (Vauxhall) also wants to jump ship.
@Tomorrow'sMPs on X: "
TIPTON & WEDNESBURY: this Lambeth councillor, Martin Bailey, looks like he'll be going for the selection as well." / X
Ditto Cllr Nanda Manley-Browne (Brixton North)
@Tomorrow'sMPs on X: " HENLEY & THAME (Lab target 342): So Alexandra Aldridge-Gibbons has been replaced by Nanda Manley-Browne, a Lambeth councillor." / X
Dartford Labour on X: "Our General Election candidate @Jim4Dartford talks about why its time for a Labour government. https://t.co/dL8kcuJZy5" / X
Cllr Martin Bailey (Vauxhall) also wants to jump ship.
@Tomorrow'sMPs on X: "
TIPTON & WEDNESBURY: this Lambeth councillor, Martin Bailey, looks like he'll be going for the selection as well." / XDitto Cllr Nanda Manley-Browne (Brixton North)
@Tomorrow'sMPs on X: "
HENLEY & THAME (Lab target 342): So Alexandra Aldridge-Gibbons has been replaced by Nanda Manley-Browne, a Lambeth councillor." / XFind this really bizarre that some find it weird that some councillors might want to become MPs.
What’s the issue? That they should only focus on being a councillor? That they should have more of a connection with where they want to be an MP? General hatred for people wanting to be politicians?
What’s the issue? That they should only focus on being a councillor? That they should have more of a connection with where they want to be an MP? General hatred for people wanting to be politicians?
freshapple
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They’re basically baby politicians aren’t they?
Tulster218
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I know this sort of thing is widespread, but I don't know how someone can want to represent an area unless they've lived there for a while. To me it feels dishonest. I think Lambeth is the best place in the world, and I want my local politicians to beleive that too. How can someone claim that they're the best person to represent what Lambeth residents feel and also claim that they're the best person to represent what Dartfod (or wherever) residents feel. They can't be both.
