Blocked-off roads Opinion: A tragedy waiting to happen

If you wanted proof that Lambeth Labour councillors have, once and for all, lost the plot then please see their plans to impose a Low Traffic Neighbourhood on one side of the World-famous Kennington Oval cricket ground. The ground has a capacity of 25,500. Test matches against the likes of Australia are held there. Along …

Opinion: “Time to abolish some council layers” says former Lambeth Conservative councillor

Former Lambeth Conservative councillor Andrew Gibson has posted the following two items on X ex Twitter this morning: Andrew Gibson @AndrewGibsonMBA 44m End the gravy trains… and  The biggest council voting bloc is “Can’t be bothered to vote”. Maybe they, the majority, are right? Time to abolish some council layers and politicised police leaders. The …

Opinion: Spinning the new parking charges in Croydon – One hour free in all town centres, electric vehicles discount to be reduced to 25 per cent – BUT that’s not the FULL story…

Proposals which would see shoppers get one hour’s free parking at district centres - already available in some local high streets - are set to be rolled out across the borough of Croydon. Croydon say the proposals would see: The maximum stay in all district centres being increased to two hours, with reduced fees for …

Blocked-off roads Opinion: Make no mistake, this Government review is a major, major kick in the teeth for the Pro-LTN bullies. And they won’t like it. Not one little bit.

The Labour councillors supporting LTNs and their mates in the Cycling Taliban - and a few others - are going to be absolutely livid with today's announcement by the Government. We can look forward in the coming hours to a torrent of anger and abuse from the Pro-LTN Labour councillor bullies who have used motorists …

Opinion: On the arrogance of politicians

You have to congratulate Mayor of London Shere Khanage on the amazing political flanker he and his Labour councillor mates in Lambeth pulled yesterday with their breathtaking stunt over the Streatham Wells Low Traffic Neighbourhood. Khanage had publicly hinted at changes to the Streatham Wells LTN. But they are not the ones any normal, reasonable …

Opinion: Politicians need to put their own houses in order first

In the wake of the Rochdale by-election Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a speech outside 10 Downing Street. His main concern seemed to be that George Galloway won it. What Rishi Sunak - and every other elected politician past, present or wannabe - needs to take a much closer look at is the gentleman who …

Opinion: Time for Labour councillors to tell whoever’s pulling their strings that their time is up

It's a tradition on Lambeth council that the Labour councillors will always vote the same way en masse - whatever the issue. The voting figures on a Green party motion - on this occasion calling for an immediate ceasefire and the end to human rights atrocities in the Israel/Palestine conflict - would normally have seen …

Opinion: Time for the people to seek election as councillors – as Labour do ‘Doublethink’*

Some of last night's meeting of Croydon council's cabinet was yet another appalling example of the lack of democracy - i.e. failing to listen to what the majority of people want - among politicians at local level. Executive Mayor Jason Perry approved plans to make six 'temporary' Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in the borough permanent - …

Blocked-off roads – Opinion: Lambeth threaten to prosecute LTN ‘vandals’ – but when does ‘vandalism’ become Resistance?

Lambeth council's latest 'communique' is a gigantic, towering monument to the loss of genuine free speech, not only in the south London borough but across the country. Here's our news story based on the latest communique from Lambeth - followed by News From Crystal Palace's responses - while we still have free speech and a …

Opinion: ‘Economics’ of the Electric Vehicle madhouse (and where does lithium for their batteries come from?)

As a certain national newspaper columnist repeatedly writes: You couldn't make it up.   The cash-strapped Lambeth council, which is forever telling the Tory Government they don't have money for essential services (repeated ad infinitum) are set to spend £2 million pounds on installing more electric vehicle charging points across the borough.   It will …