Political diary: Jim4Dartford – but not 4Brockwell Park?… Claire Holland under fire for her comments – again……. Pete Elliott on Homes for Lambeth tenant evictions…

Lambeth Cllr Jim Dickson (aka Jim4Dartford)'s X ex Twitter post as viewed by Brockwell Park Association: Brockwell Park Association @EventBrockwell ·Jun 10 responded: Call out Lambeth's incompetent management of Brockwell Park. Get blocked. Truth hurts eh, Jim? ~ And Brockwell Park Association aren't the only ones apparently being blocked by Jim4: ~ mysaymysay @mysaymysay1 ·Jun …

Housing Essay: A fairy tale of two south London councils – one has 700 empty homes, the other has filled 640 empty homes in less than two years

Once upon a time there were two Labour-controlled councils in south London. Both faced huge financial problems because of the collapse of their own house building companies, formed in politically-instigated moves because the wicked Conservative government would not remove a Government cap on borrowing to build council housing.  Eventually the Government changed their minds and …

Central Hill estate residents forced to hold their annual meeting in the open air

Former Lambeth Green Cllr and Central Hill resident Pete Elliott posted the following on X ex Twitter on March 24th. Lambeth council are welcome to respond to the points he makes...... Central Hill Residents Association (CHERA) annual meeting OK a very important thread that @BayoDosunmu & @clairekholland need to be aware of. I've been out on …

Political diary: Why don’t Lambeth council want the public attending cases they take to court?

News From Crystal Palace arrived late to yesterday's hearing at Clerkenwell court involving Lambeth council and Dr Dreenagh Lyle.* But former Green party Cllr Pete Elliott, who had supported Dr Lyle at yesterday's hearing, later posted on Twitter: Just been at Clerkenwell County Court with @dreenagh who has been taken to court by @lambeth_council housing …

Without comment: Creating parklets in Lambeth… Pete Elliott… Germany to introduce unlimited train travel for £1.40 a day – intended ‘to cut CO2 emissions’…

Further reading: Blocked-off roads: These are the organisations behind the Healthy Streets scorecards – who want borough-wide Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, borough-wide Controlled Parking Zones and 20mph speed limits everywhere… June 24th 2022 ************************************************************************************************ Pete Elliott @pete556 (Former Lambeth Green Cllr for Gipsy Hill ward, Central Hill estate resident - Ed.) Replying to @H3lpfulbyNature My landlords …

Council news – Bilgegate: Campaigner Pete Elliott posts photos of life on Central Hill estate courtesy of Lambeth council – all taken on the same day

Pete Elliott commenting on THAT photo of Lambeth council leader Cllr Claire Holland with social housing activist Kwajo and Lambeth's new chief executive Bayo Dosunmu which News From Crystal Palace featured on Wednesday (please see: Council news: Unbelievable drivel from Lambeth leader Claire Holland as she meets housing campaigner Kwajo) I hope that this was …

Climate emergency: Pete Elliott blasts Lambeth

"In the last 10 years the council has spent a figure which must be coming close to a billion pounds on the refurbishment of its housing stock to Lambeth ‘Housing standards’, estate regeneration and the setting up of Homes for Lambeth. "None of this spending has been targeted at addressing the climate emergency and so …

Housing News: Kwajo’s new Channel 4 programme wants to hear tenants stories on repairs and maintenance standards…Truslove House latest…

KWAJO- Social Housing @KwajoHousing This one is for both PRIVATE & SOCIAL Housing tenants. Please share and reach out to the email address attached ********************************** TRUSLOVE HOUSE LATEST: TRUSLOVE HOUSE SITE CORNER OF CENTRAL HILL AND ROMAN RISE Pete Elliott @pete556 (Former Green party Cllr for Gipsy Hill ward - Ed.) Latest Truslove House before …

MPs on fact-finding visit

A panel of MPs have visited the Central Hill estate in Crystal Palace to see how the residents there live. The seven MPs are members of the Parliamentary Levelling Up, Housing and Communities committee looking at the quality and regulation of social housing in England and the Government’s proposals in the social housing White Paper for …

BEDWARDINE ROAD FLATS PLANS SCRAPPED: Brick by Brick had permission to build on three sites – Former Lambeth councillor says Homes for Lambeth set to follow suit…

ALL THREE PLANS TO BUILD BLOCKS OF FLATS ON BEDWARDINE ROAD HAVE BEEN SCRAPPED. The three separate planning applications by Croydon council's controversial 100-per-cent owned building company Brick by Brick - all of which were given planning permission despite residential opposition - are now marked "Withdrawn" on the official croydon.gov planning register website - with …