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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: Tony Belton
Reflecting on the council elections
Today I (technically) start my fourth term as a Wandsworth Councillor after a long and hard election. It’s been an interesting campaign. There’s no shortage of commentary about the national campaign, so I will add little to it, suffice to say I’m pleased to see Justine re-elected in Putney and Jane elected in Battersea. Obviously
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged Battersea, Conservatives, Jane Ellison, Justine Greening, Labour, Putney, Sadiq Khan, Tooting
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Labour’s vision for Tooting: Bingo
I recognise that reports of meetings I attended are dull. Frankly, they are dull for me. Last night’s full council was a classic example of why. I have a lot of time for the Labour Party in Wandsworth, I think they have provided some good opposition to the council, but actually, that’s mainly come from
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Posted in Politics, Regeneration
Also tagged Conservatives, Glum Councillors, Graveney, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mark Clarke, Rex Osborn, Tooting, Tooting Together
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Weekly wrap-up, 15 January
It’s been another week I’ve ended out of Wandsworth. This week the child in me has been excited by a trip on a sleeper train in which my knowledge of sleepers, derived entirely from Agatha Christie and Hart to Hart (a show surely due a remake) was confounded as no-one was murdered). If that wasn’t
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Posted in Community Safety, Regeneration, Weekly report
Also tagged Alcohol Exclusion Zone, Mastermind, Neighbourhood Watch, OSC, Roehampton, street drinkers
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The political insult (and me)
My earlier post about chugging made me think that I have been attracting a few insults lately. I’m not sure if this is a good or a bad thing. As Wilde said “the only thing worse than being talked about it not being talked about.” It certainly makes me wonder what it is over the
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Now 99% opinion free
A series of events over the past few weeks have left me realising quite how dangerous it is to hold opinions – to the extent I’m thinking of giving them up. In recent weeks I’ve had two episodes in which my opinion has elicited a surprising response. First when I suggested in my weekly wrap-up
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Posted in Blogging, Politics
Also tagged Alan Davies, Balham, BNP, Council, Jan Moir, Nick Griffin, opinion, Oxford Circus, Question Time, Stephen Fry, Westminster
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Weekly wrap-up, 23 October
So, for this week’s collection of odds and ends. This week’s photo doesn’t really have any artistic merit – composition and exposure could be better – but it is from Battersea Park where autumn is making itself known. The park really is beautiful at this time of year, and almost magical if you see the
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Posted in Regeneration, Wandsworth, Weekly report
Also tagged Battersea Park, CAA, Corporate Area Assessment, Council, cycling, empathy, full council, Heathrow, Labour, Local Strategic Partnership, LSP, Maurice Heaster, NEOB, Nine Elms, Nine Elms Opportunity Board
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Weekly wrap-up, 4 September
The Union Jack now flies over Wandsworth Town Hall every day. Not the greatest picture, but I’m rather pleased with the result from a phone camera. The council had previously taken a ‘high days and holidays’ approach to flag flying, but recently changed this to keeping the Union Jack flying every day and to be
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Posted in London, Politics, Regeneration, Weekly report
Also tagged Chamber of Commerce, Labour, Nine Elms, RCS OSC, recession, Town Hall, Union Jack, US Embassy
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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 democracy, engagement, Martin Linton, Surgeries
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Do Labour have any answers to the recession?
Labour did not cover themselves in glory at last night’s meeting. You would expect me to say that, wouldn’t you? But actually I’m rather disappointed in them. I expected a coherent set of arguments and reasoned alternative budget from them. Instead, it seemed every time one of them stood up to speak we got a
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Posted in Politics, Wandsworth
Also tagged Council, council tax, dog fouling, Malcolm Grimston, recession, Sadiq Khan, Tooting Together
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