TheArtfulDogger

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Hi James Sorry you misunderstood what I'm asking, it's not a no confidence in the councillors it's a no confidence in the council officers who actually run the council Slight difference and not a voting item I think

James With all these new stealth taxes being applied by Southwark council, two very serious questions for your attention One, what are you and the other councillors doing to represent the people who voted you in ? Two, how do we get a motion of no confidence ( or similar ) raised against the councils running of the borough ?

I applaud the council for bringing this scheme in as part of their drive to make people pay for the services they use as per the quote below from their own frequenly asked questions ( https://www.southwark.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/garden-waste-collection-subscriptions?chapter=2 ) "We have seen over time that not everyone who receives garden waste collections is actually making use of the service. We believe that it is fairer that only those using the service contribute towards the running of it." Obviously the council will be reducing council tax for those of us who don't retain their brown garden waste bins as that is what this semi-implies ! I look forward to getting a ?30 reduction for not usin a bin along with a reduction for not parking in the parks, a reduction if I don't park in the street and if they take it further a reduction for not using the library, for not walking on the pavements, for not going out at night (removing my need to pay for street lighting) and so on In fact if I live like a hermit, not going out and not using any services then I could end up being paid to live here ... Or have I read the statement above incorrectly and this is in fact just another Stelth tax because they have already asked for the maximum tax rise without a referendum ? Surely even Southwark don't think we are that stupid , do they ? I also thought that this scheme would remove the need for all the bins in my front garden, but no, there is another sting in the tail , if you retain your brown bin you can't use it for food as well, everyone needs to now request another food bin as per this quote "From 1 June we will be asking residents to present their garden waste and food waste for collection in separate designated containers." Taken from their very own FAQs My word another bin to clutter up drives, gardens and streets. I wonder if it's a different colour and slowly we will get a rainbow bin collection outside every home ? Come on Southwark, don't pretend it's a cost saving exercise for residents, it's a revenue making exercise that will result in more clutter and fines if you put the wrong things in the wrong bins. Any idea if it's possible to raise a vote of no confidence in council officers or is this something our seemingly spineless local councillors should be fighting for us as they represent the people and not the council (James over to you)

F me I'm in the wrong job No wonder the council want to raise revenue through CPZs, park car parks and brown bin taxes ... Nice work if you can get it

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I was sent this petition over the weekend https://www.change.org/p/sadiq-khan-stop-mayor-khan-s-ulez-zone-extension-to-the-north-south-circular-roads-in-london?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial Thought I would share it

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Abe Do you have inside information or are you speculating that it will go ahead ?

So glad you are getting this sorted The explosion of speed humps in East Dulwich is a pain as cars get bigger to defeat them and so trucks and 4*4s make the house shake Hope that this won't happen when it's sorted

Sorry , my Tardis is bust at the moment.... Did you mean 7th April not March ?

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I guess there are similarities between East Dulwich and Catford Catford has a huge cat above the shopping centre and we have a Dog Kennel Hill Catford has a one way system and we have a one way road at Champion Hill Catford has a McDonalds and we have two Japanese, two Thai, a fish restaurant and GBK Catford has people from Catford and we ..... don't Yep pretty similar in my honest opinion but I would rather shop here and local than go to Catford

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I'm curious about the cost of implementing this new system New smaller brown caddies don't grow on trees, and if say 75% of brown bin users take them up then what's that cost ? The existing brown bins, where people don't want to pay, will then be taken away and then what ? Disposed off or stored, again there is a cost to this exercise Paying veolia to monitor which bins have stickers on and ensure they get back to the property they came from will add to the bill Monitoring of waste to make sure garden waste doesn't end up in green bins or dumped will require more enforcement officers, again at a cost and possible intrusive rummaging through your bins. Clearing up after garden waste is just dumped which includes, like other boroughs, the removal of abandoned Christmas trees from the streets will again comes at a cost Weigh that against the loss of revenue from not getting garden waste to turn into compost, the low numbers who will agree to pay the new charge and you have to question if the pros really do outweigh the cons for the council especially as the collection crews will still be emptying food caddies on a weekly basis. I have a feeling that if the council officers continue to treat residents as a cash point (CPZ, parking fees in parks, brown bin tax ...) then I really wouldn't like to be in the shoes of our current councillors come the next local election unless they do their job and stand up for the people who elected them.

Foxy, I bet you still believe in the power of Hai Karete as well Not really sure what the cameramans primary focus was in this advert but it was the 70s

Sounds like Hans Blix needs to track down this blatent use of a WMD

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