That’s only part of the story. The call in by the Secretary of State was necessary because of the potential impact of the Waterman’s redevelopment on Kew Gardens over the river. That’s standard practice for places that are World Heritage sites. You might be a ‘socialist’ councillor, but due processes have to be followed. You neglect to mention that the original chosen developers were in serious financial problems for a long time. They were never seriously going to build an arts centre. You also don’t mention that all developers expect to make a minimum 25 percent profit on every project. Yes, costs have risen and there are skills shortages, but insisting that a change of government will improve things is laughable. Do you think builders are exempt from the NI increase heading our way? Just wait until that hits the economy! Oh yes, don’t forget that the management of Waterman’s ran the centre into the ground by failing to promote events or expand the offer. You will know this because it’s been well documented. If any new centre is built if the management is the same it won’t flourish and thrive, despite any number of hollow political promises.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Waterman's	04/02/25 23:22:00	Eric Alan Leach
Re:Waterman's	04/02/25 23:26:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Waterman's	05/02/25 09:53:00	Eric Alan Leach
Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	05/02/25 21:00:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	06/02/25 08:47:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	06/02/25 18:03:00	Jeremy Parkinson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	06/02/25 18:25:00	Eric Alan Leach
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	10/02/25 03:28:00	Eric Alan Leach
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	13/02/25 17:18:00	Jeremy Parkinson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	13/02/25 18:24:00	Keith Iddon
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	13/02/25 20:05:00	Simon Hayes
Reply	21/02/25 10:41:00	Jeremy Parkinson
Re:Reply	21/02/25 15:46:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Reply	22/02/25 15:20:00	Anne England
Re:Re:Re:Reply	22/02/25 19:58:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	22/02/25 20:47:00	Anne England
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	03/03/25 11:07:00	Eric Alan Leach
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	01/04/25 10:43:00	Eric Alan Leach
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	01/04/25 12:32:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	01/04/25 13:48:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	01/04/25 16:21:00	Vanessa Smith
Waterman's Park : an idea.	26/05/25 23:08:00	Jim Lawes
Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	27/05/25 08:52:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	13/06/25 13:35:00	Eric Alan Leach
Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	14/08/25 00:04:00	Eric Alan Leach
Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	14/08/25 12:01:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	14/08/25 23:28:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	16/08/25 09:23:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	16/08/25 11:44:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	16/08/25 11:48:00	Chris Dakers
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	16/08/25 13:28:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	16/08/25 15:00:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	23/08/25 13:46:00	Joanne Sky
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's Park : an idea.	23/08/25 17:15:00	Guy Lambert
Re:Waterman's	29/08/25 17:35:00	Sally Mason
Re:Re:Waterman's	29/08/25 18:05:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Waterman's	29/08/25 18:39:00	irene barber
Re:Re:Waterman's	29/08/25 22:17:00	Keith Iddon
Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	30/08/25 10:35:00	Andrew Buckland
Re:Waterman's	30/08/25 17:00:00	Barbara Dudley
Re:Re:Waterman's	31/08/25 08:15:00	Eric Alan Leach
Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	31/08/25 09:38:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	31/08/25 11:52:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	31/08/25 15:07:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	01/09/25 12:33:00	Joanne Sky
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	01/09/25 14:19:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	01/09/25 15:48:00	Chris Dakers
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Waterman's	01/09/25 16:44:00	Simon Hayes

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