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I'm a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth; this blog mainly covers that, sometimes general politics and policy and occasionally anything else that takes my fancy.
Tag Archives: Boris Johnson
Mayor freezes council tax again
Last week I touched on the Labour gimmick of freezing council tax in the eight London boroughs they control and suggested that, actually, if you wanted value and quality services you were better sticking with Conservative authorities that already had a track record. I failed to mention yesterday the Boris Johnson has again frozen the
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What would stop me voting Conservative?
Anne Robinson. Fairly simple. I very much doubt I would have been able to vote for Anne Robinson if she’d been the Conservative candidate for London Mayor last year, as she claims she was asked. Now, of course, I’ve no idea what conversation took place, but there’s being asked and being asked. There can be
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Boris rejects Clapham Junction hotel appeal
As I reported in June the developers had requested the Mayor take responsibility for deciding their application to build a hotel on Falcon Road. The Mayor has decided that he is content with Wandsworth Council taking the decision, meaning the council’s refusal of the application stands. Legally, the Mayor has powers to determine applications if they
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Posted in Shaftesbury
Also tagged Clapham Junction, Falcon Road, hotel, Mayor, Mossbury Road, planning, Woburn House
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Clapham Junction police team launched
The Clapham Junction Transport Hub Team was formally launched this morning (although they have been operational for a month). Kit Malthouse, the Deputy Mayor with responsibility for policing came down to Lavender Hill police station and Clapham Junction. The team is one of 32 being introduced across London by Boris Johnson as part of his
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Posted in Community Safety
Also tagged Clapham Junction, Dick Tracey, Kit Malthouse, Lavender Hill, police
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How politics are done: Lesson 1 – Taking Credit
After Tuesday night’s BATCA Open Forum I was pointed in the direction of Sadiq Khan’s website, and, specifically, his coverage of the news that Tooting town centre is to get its own police team. Obviously I’m glad that he also welcomes the team. But I was drawn to the comment that “Labour Councillors and Sadiq
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Posted in Community Safety, Politics
Also tagged Conservative, Labour, police, Sadiq Khan, Tooting
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Happy St George’s Day
It’s not a commonly celebrated day, perhaps because it isn’t generally associated with drinking copious amounts of alcohol, but it’s St George’s Day today. And finally London is doing something to mark it. If you can make it, Boris Johnson will be at an event to mark the day in Leadenhall Market (Gracechurch Street, EC3V)
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New police team for Tooting Town Centre
Some more good news for Tooting Town Centre: it will soon have its own dedicated police team, similar to the Safer Neighbourhood Teams in each of the borough’s wards. The team will consist of 1 sergeant, 2 constables and 8 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). By focusing on the town centre it will be there
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No increase in council tax
Wandsworth announced today that there would be no increase in council tax. This makes the second year in the row that Wandsworth has not increased its share of council tax. However, it’s the first time that bills have not gone up at all – since Ken Livingstone more than doubled his share in his eight
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Clapham Junction and the East London Line
As I posted via Posterous earlier, Boris Johnson came to Clapham Junction to formally announce the East London Line would be extended to SW11. It’s absolutely fantastic news for the area, and marks the end of eight year’s campaigning by the council to get the line here. The new route will take commuters from
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Posted in Wandsworth
Also tagged Clapham Junction, London Overground, TfL, transport
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Boris announces East London Line extension to Clapham Junction
The council has long campaigned for Clapham Junction to be linked into the Underground network. Boris has just announced the East London Line extension will be coming to Clapham Junction. Posted via email from jamescousins’s posterous
Posted in Wandsworth
Also tagged Clapham Junction, London Overground, Posterous, TfL, transport
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