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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.
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My annual report (of sorts) 2011-2012
Is this an annual report? I don’t think so really, not by any stretch of the imagination but last year I posted on my attendance rate at Wandsworth Council meetings. I’m not sure how useful it was, personally, I think rating councillors according to town hall meetings is a poor indication of their effectiveness: would
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How not to run a council meeting
I worry that local government and transparency interest me so much. There are better things for a man of my age to be interested in, surely. But this example of how not to do it from Wales and now on YouTube intrigued me. (Which I found via Richard Wilson’s blog) To give a short version:
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A bi-partisan approach to surgeries?
If I have wittered on enough about surgeries the South London Press have prompted me to witter on even more by publishing a story sparked off from the original blog post. They don’t seem to have it on their website, but it essentially restates my belief that they are a waste of time – under
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged engagement, Martin Linton, Surgeries, Tony Belton
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Council surgeries – the debate continues…
I’m really rather surprised at the response I got to my post on council surgeries. There are a few comments on the blog, I’ve had a few emails and the South London Press called to chat about it for a story (which makes me nervous, because I know this can be portrayed negatively). I’ve even
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Posted in Politics, Shaftesbury, Wandsworth
Also tagged Battersea, engagement, library, Surgeries, TV
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Do council surgeries serve a purpose?
I’m going to come right out and say it, it’s a risk, but I’m taking it: I think council surgeries are a waste of time. They are a hangover from a bygone age. And we should look at how we provide them, and even whether we should provide them at all. I’m going to give
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Posted in Politics, Shaftesbury, Wandsworth
Also tagged Battersea, engagement, library, Surgeries, TV
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Wandsworth Council is now twittering
Twittering is a form of microblogging which, along with this blog, I started as a bit of an experiment. I will freely admit that it hasn’t taken the course I expected – but there are some fascinating conversations taking place on there, especially around subjects of democratic and social engagement, so it is something I
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