Greens

The Waltham Forest Greens begin to show their true colours: it’s penny pinching for the poor, quite the opposite for the property industry

November 3, 2026 Greens 0

The Greens took power earlier this year promising ‘a new kind of council’, but it’s quickly becoming apparent that this was just electioneering. Take a recent juxtaposition. LBWF is engaged in a consultation exercise over council tax support (CTS), which is designed to help those on low incomes. Its preferred option is to reduce the CTS which 7,079 households currently receive, thereby allegedly saving about a million pounds. One of the scenarios presented in the consultation shows what the proposed changes mean in human terms: (For comparison, the LBWF Chief Executive, Linzi Roberts-Egan, ear... »

Journalist Andrew Kersley’s investigation of Waltham Forest resident Tracey Turnell’s tragic death causes a stir, but after at first feigning interest, the Greens quickly chicken out

June 9, 2026 Greens, Safeguarding 0

Journalist Andrew Kersley’s investigation of Waltham Forest resident Tracey Turnell’s tragic death, published on 30 May in The Londoner, has deservedly provoked much positive interest and comment (see below). But there is one grating note. After publication, the newly appointed Green Party cabinet member in charge of adult social care, Cllr. Martin Edobor, was in contact with Mr. Kersley and ‘said he was open to meeting to discuss what could be done’. To Mr. Kersley this seemed promising, as, after all, Labour previously had ignored both him, and others who had raised LBWF’s longstanding failu... »

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In Waltham Forest, the Greens take the Town Hall, but will ‘a new kind of council’ follow?

May 15, 2026 Greens 0

Jubilant at gaining an overall majority in the Town Hall, the Greens are promising major changes, no less than ‘a new kind of council’. However, there are several flies in the ointment, as this post explains. First, many of the new Green councillors are almost completely unknown, and it’s possible that when they step into the limelight, it will turn out that some have made comments in the past which they now may regret. Indeed, in this context, it’s notable that, even before the votes had been counted, one of the Green candidates at the recent local elections found himself being investigated f... »