Tag Archives: councillor
A councillor’s life…
I’m currently reading “More Blood, More Sweat and More Tea”, the second book from the Random Acts of Reality blog of an east London emergency medical technician (ambulance driver, to most, although he’s in the process of moving back to nursing). While it’s strange reading a blog in that way (and both his books are [...]
Weekly wrap-up, 22 January
I seem to have stopped taking photos this year – so the cup of tea is getting a few outings – not that photos of meetings or a fairly damp and dreary London are any more exciting. Councillor Awards I started the week off acting as a judge for the Local Government Information Unit’s first [...]
Councillor points at pothole shocker
It is not without hypocrisy that I point you towards Glum Councillors – a collection of hard-working councillors working hard at pointing out potholes. I confess I was impressed by the care taken by some in donning high-visibility clothing before venturing onto the road. The ‘councillors points at pothole’ is a classic, and seems to [...]
And what do you want me to do as a councillor?
After I asked for suggestions on where I might take the blog yesterday one of the comments expressed disappointment that it wasn’t asking what issues I might take up! So now I’m asking, are there any issues, concerns or problems with which I can help? I make the offer from time to time and usually [...]
What do councillors do?
I have been wondering exactly how you describe the role of a councillor for quite a while. This was partly prompted when a business owner in the borough recently asked where I fitted in relation to their Town Centre Manager (a council employee) and other Economic Development Office staff. And it’s also prompted by a [...]
More on the council tax…
I’ve blogged and Tweeted at length about the council tax setting, and I’m aware that there’s only so many ways that you can announce we’re keeping tax at last year’s levels…published a YouTube video of Maurice Heaster, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Corporate Resources talking about the announcement. I’m really pleased, not just because [...]
Anything I can do?
Every now and then I use Twitter to offer my help to anyone in Wandsworth who wants it, this has prompted questions and requests ranging from parks to parking. But for some reason I’ve never done it on my blog. It’s not something I’ve really thought about, but think I’ve assume that if you have [...]
