Beautifying the built environment - not

[Penguin68]

Now that I have seen the ghastly scorched earth policy that is Camberwell Old Cemetary (Langston Rise end), combined with the bare ruined choirs in Barry Road where once the sweet birds sang (and nested) it is clear that someone in Southwark must hate us in ED with a vengeance - turning leafy suburbia into a stark dystopic urban nightmare. It is tempting to think that such a destruction of local amenity could be parlayed into a reduction in Council Tax. Or is this simply revenge for turning down the ED CPZ? Either which way, its a cold, bleak, hard and dreary winter for us on the visual front - at least Barry will green up again - but the wonderful old trees in the Cemetary are gone for ever, with nothing to replace them but bitter memories of a piece of paradise (see other threads).

A shame. But remember, we are an electorate, and once in a blue moon in London we are allowed to demonstrate that.

[uncleglen]

Yes P68, it is the Labour council members -because we have Lib Dem members. I went to a council meeting (when the Conservatives were in Central Government) where a Labour member (well known at the time for his green credentials) commented against what a Conservative member said and actually admitted that he knew nothing about the circumstances and it was obvious that he said it because the Conservative member had said what he had said. The incident certainly opened my eyes as to what was going on and explained a few things that had been going on in the Borough prior to that meting.

[Townleygreen]

So, uncleglen, you are saying that the Labour administration of Southwark is punishing ED for voting in LibDem councillors??? By cutting back trees and the cemeteries.

Is that likely?