Tag Archives: Tooting Together
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 [...]
Tooting Together and BATCA
The Balham and Tooting Community Association (BATCA) held another open forum last night and invited the council along to talk about Tooting Together. This had been something of an on and off affair, since it was running a little close to the council’s formal election embargo (when it stops pretty much all publicity and events [...]
More Tooting (Together) video
Following on from The Guardian‘s filming in Tooting here’s another Tooting based film. This time made by students from South Thames College about Tooting Together. And egotistically I include it because I’m on it. But before that, there’s lots from local residents, visitors and businesses saying what they like about Tooting and what they think [...]
Weekly wrap-up, 10 July
As I said last week I was stopping doing my weekly report because it didn’t quite work, and, instead, replacing it with a weekly round-up. Already, I’ve broken the promise (a politician, a broken promise, never!) by changing the name. I obviously don’t know if this will work any better – only time will tell. [...]
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 [...]
Tooting’s first ‘Good Neighbours’
I had the privilege of presenting the first six ‘Good Neighbour’ awards at a short breakfast ceremony this morning. The scheme is part of the council’s ‘Tooting Together’ programme of work to improve Tooting Town Centre. Businesses are independently judged not only on meeting their statutory requirements (like safety and cleanliness) but also, and importantly, [...]
