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Posts Tagged: Hammersmith and Fulham

Amy Selman: How to be a campaigner and a governor – lessons from Johnson’s time as London’s mayor

Here’s both what his team did and how it communicated – deploying the discipline of the second to boost the first.

By Amy Selman | 16 November 2020 | 19 comments

Clearing up litter is integral to regaining our civic pride

What does it say for our patriotic endeavour that so many of our fellow citizens are literally rubbishing our country?

By Harry Phibbs | 30 June 2020 | 29 comments

Stephen Greenhalgh and Nick Botterill: Under Labour, Hammersmith & Fulham has become a borough of missed opportunity

The chance for new housing, of an improved standard, has been sabotaged. The dream of home ownership for thousands has been thwarted.

By Stephen Greenhalgh and Nick Botterill | 28 January 2020 | 2 comments

We are due to have fewer MPs. The number of councillors should also be cut.

In several London boroughs, the number is due to rise. That will be costly and damaging to local democracy.

By Harry Phibbs | 30 December 2019 | 92 comments

Transparency on developer contributions is welcome

This is a return to the agenda of Eric Pickles. It should help show the community benefits of new housing.

By Harry Phibbs | 12 September 2019 | 10 comments

Scandal of the council-owned empty garages continues

Our survey identified 15,875 of them. Many of these could be redeveloped to provide new homes.

By Harry Phibbs | 5 June 2019 | 19 comments

The local election results in London will provide a mixed picture

Pundits are expecting a drubbing for the Conservatives in the capital. But some boroughs will buck the trend. I predict unpredictability.

By Harry Phibbs | 29 March 2018 | 27 comments

Councils are losing the battle against the sale of illicit cigarettes

Criminal gangs are supplying counterfeit tobacco on a huge scale with a resulting impact on smokers’ health.

By Harry Phibbs | 30 January 2018 | 20 comments

Effective scrutiny in local government means breaking the power of patronage

It is not merely money that is wasted. It is spending which diminishes the amount of scrutiny that might otherwise occur.

By Harry Phibbs | 17 January 2018 | 8 comments

Councils named and shamed for delaying Business Rates relief

Small firms have had to struggle due to bureaucratic inertia by some councils. At least the culprits have been identified.

By Harry Phibbs | 14 December 2017

Councils should privatise debt collection

A less bureaucratic approach will ease hardship and bring more money in. But the Government also needs to ensure equal rules apply for all that are owed money.

By Harry Phibbs | 5 December 2017 | 11 comments

Poor value for money of councils’ public health spending exposed

Liverpool City Council has spent an average of £7,222 for each person who lost weight. Kensington and Chelsea has spent £9,957 for each person who drinks less alcohol.

By Harry Phibbs | 2 November 2017 | 22 comments

Council anti-smoking campaigns are an expensive failure

In Hammersmith and Fulham, for example, the cost works out at £55,571 for each smoker who quit.

By Harry Phibbs | 25 October 2017 | 22 comments

Stephen Greenhalgh: To win in the capital we must fight on local issues and select council candidates on merit

Ruth Davidson’s call for a London Manifesto misses the point that the boroughs have different needs.

By Stephen Greenhalgh | 13 October 2017 | 12 comments

Council spending on replacement lifts is out of control

The huge variation in costs does suggest that some councils, including mine, are likely to be paying over the odds.

By Harry Phibbs | 5 October 2017 | 6 comments

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