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Cllr Amy Tisi’s 2020/2021 budget speech

We are told that many of the proposals before us are not cuts at all, but ‘transformation’, some supposedly motivated by environmental concern, and that they would have been planned even if the finances were not in disarray.  If that is true, what kind of council would willingly vote to close Children’s Centres, like the […]

Cllr Joshua Reynolds’ 2020/2021 budget speech

Less than one year ago, we had local elections, and although the administration between May and now might be the same, with one notable exception, the policies today could not be more different than what was promised. Madam Mayor, today is Shrove Tuesday, otherwise known as Pancake Day, so I will try my hardest not […]

Cllr Catherine del Campo’s 2020/2021 budget speech

When we declare that we’re going to “Transform early years and youth services to be targeted at the most vulnerable,” the statement is disingenuous in a number of ways. The euphemistic use of the word ‘transformation’ suggests we’re about to see a massive improvement to our services but what we’re actually talking about is a […]

Cllr Clive Baskerville’s 2020/2021 budget speech

Let’s talk potholes.  Barely six months after launching a much-lauded 24-hour fix-it policy, this Tory administration decided to scale it back, having concluded, “Job done.” After one of the wettest and windiest winters on record, Royal Borough residents might be excused for thinking such a statement was premature.  Standing water and frosty mornings are not […]

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