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Cllr. Patrick Edwards speaks out

Nick Tiratsoo June 18, 2015 Cllr.Patrick Edwards, Fred Wigg and John Walsh Towers, the Labour Party in Waltham Forest

According to the Waltham Forest Guardian, Labour Cllr. Patrick Edwards, of Cann Hall ward, has now publicly broken ranks with his party’s leadership, and come out strongly in favour of the tenants in Fred Wigg and John Walsh Towers being balloted about the Council’s plans for the redevelopment of their homes. He is quoted as saying: ‘”I support redeveloping Fred Wigg and John Walsh but it’s important that the people who are going to live there back it too. We’ve moved a long way from the era where people were told what was good for them to one where they can... »

Chris Robbins, Clare Coghill, Clyde Loakes, Fred Wigg and John Walsh Towers, Keith Rayner, Mark Rusling, Nicholas Russell, Patrick Edwrds, The Labour Party in Waltham Forest

Documenting Past Failures: (11) some conclusions, part one

Nick Tiratsoo June 10, 2015 Past failures: overview

The previous ten posts in this series have looked at LBWF’s record of extensive failure over the past decade or so, and it is now apposite to offer some general conclusions. First, it is notable that, by and large, the cases examined share some common characteristics, which may be summarised as follows: (a) rule breaches On paper, LBWF has always possessed clear rules to govern programme inception and governance. Yet the evidence shows that these were often disregarded. Contracts were procured without seeking the requisite number of bidders; contract documents remained unsigned, sometimes und... »

Andrew Kilburn, BNI, Camden New Journal, Chris Robbins, Clyde Loakes, Common Purpose, EduAction, Elizabeth Phillips, Goss Consulting Ltd., Independent Panel, Jacquie Dean, Keith Rayner, LBWF, Marie Pye, Martin Esom, NRF, NRF Youth at Risk, O-Regen, past failures, Roger Taylor, Sir Peter Rogers, Waltham Forest Council, Worknet

Fred Wigg and John Walsh Towers, again

Nick Tiratsoo March 2, 2015 Fred Wigg and John Walsh Towers

If you want to understand the tower blocks issue, and why the Council’s plans have aroused such anger from local people, this is worth a listen: https://radiopetedotorg.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/nusound-radio-92fm-260215-fred-john-hsg-mtg.mp3 (courtesy of Pete Day from NuSound Radio 92FM) Given what has happened, is it any wonder that Cann Hall Labour Party, with two councillors present, unanimously passed a motion condemning the Council’s consultation with Fredjohn tenants, and called upon it to delay any decision until there had been ‘a thorough consultation process which... »

Cann Hall Labour Party, Fred Wigg and John Walsh Towers, Keith Rayner, LBWF, Patrick Edwards, Waltham Forest Council