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Topic: Reisdents launch LBH Watch
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Posted by: Phil Andrews
Date/Time: 28/07/10 18:06:00

A powerful new resident-led monitoring body has been launched with a view to highlighting and addressing some of the major flaws in the Civic Centre bureaucracy that came to be identified during the last days of the previous council administration.

Endless battles at IBAC (Isleworth & Brentford Area Committee) between elected councillors and intransigent and belligerent Chief Officers revealed some very fundamental deficiencies in the member-officer relationship in Hounslow. ICG councillors in particular encountered a metaphorical brick wall when attempting to open up the process of local government and to introduce more accountability and openness.

Delivering its launch statement, LBH Watch Chair Ian Speed emphasised that the new body enjoyed cross-party support, and its current members were drawn from all across the local political spectrum.

The full statement reads:

"Following the local elections at which all community and third party representation on Hounslow council was wiped out and replaced with a classic two party system only, a group of concerned residents have formed to address any democratic or performance deficits the London Borough of Hounslow may have in administering or delivering its services in your area. The issue that has caught the imagination of most members of the group is Planning, as administered by the Environment & Planning Department and the local Area and council wide Strategic Development Committees. However, we would be very happy to hear from any citizen who has concerns about the way LB Hounslow delivers or administers its services.

"We are in the process of designing a website with the following key elements:


    * A High level section for borough wide issues such as Customer Service standards.
    * The key contentious isssues for each of the Area Committees (mainly planning issues and traffic management).
    * A self-help section giving residents a guide as to whom to write to or complain to if they are not happy about the way a service is being delivered or administered.


"We would be interested in hearing from any member of the Hounslow Borough Community who would like to contribute concerns via email or attend one of our meetings. The next meeting is on the evening of Monday 2nd August.

"We have created an email address at lbhwatch@aol.com. Please email us or text/leave a message on 07835 379595 if you wish to attend a meeting."


LBH Watch has also published a list of six Aims and Objectives, which are as follows:


    * We believe Hounslow council services should be run according to best practice within the law.
    * We believe council officers, however senior, should be fully answerable to councillors and local residents and taxpayers.
    * We believe in greater democratic leadership and outward accountability for decision-making to local people.
    * We believe that council staff and members should respond to residents' concerns in a prompt, honest and comprehensive manner and act with impeccable integrity at all times.
    * We believe Hounslow council services should be delivered as transparently and cost-effectively as possible.
    * We encourage members and officers to adhere to the spirit of the Motion on Community Empowerment as approved unanimously by the previous council."



The range of talents and expertise that LBH Watch is already able to call upon is quite simply vast. It will use every means available to highlight bad practice and to bring answerability and transparency to our local government.

I envisage LBH Watch playing a seminal role in ensuring that the concerns of the community are heard during the four years of the current council administration and maybe beyond. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you think you may be able to help.


from A Community In Action - http://philandrews.blogspot.com


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Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 18:06:00 Phil Andrews
   Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 18:21:00 Richard Jennings
      Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 18:50:00 Phil Andrews
         Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 22:48:00 Richard Jennings
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch28/07/10 23:25:00 Steve Taylor
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 00:23:00 Richard Jennings
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 08:32:00 Vanessa Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 12:33:00 Phil Andrews
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 15:17:00 Vanessa Smith
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 15:57:00 Phil Andrews
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 18:40:00 Vanessa Smith
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 20:15:00 Phil Andrews
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch29/07/10 14:14:00 Phil Andrews
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 16:10:00 John Connelly
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 16:34:00 Phil Andrews
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 17:08:00 Richard Jennings
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 22:26:00 Ian Speed
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch29/07/10 23:42:00 Phil Andrews
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 10:13:00 Adam Beamish
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 10:38:00 Ian Speed
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 11:13:00 Tony Wood
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 11:19:00 Ian Speed
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 11:30:00 Tony Wood
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 12:42:00 Vanessa Smith
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 13:43:00 Phil Andrews
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 13:19:00 Vanessa Smith
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 13:49:00 Phil Andrews
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 16:56:00 Vanessa Smith
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 17:55:00 Phil Andrews
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 22:46:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch02/08/10 23:07:00 Phil Andrews
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch03/08/10 13:44:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch03/08/10 13:49:00 Phil Andrews
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch30/07/10 13:55:00 Adam Beamish
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Phil launches LBH Watch31/07/10 00:22:00 Ian Speed
                                       Residents launch LBH Watch04/08/10 12:38:00 Jim Lawes
                                          Re:Residents launch LBH Watch04/08/10 12:59:00 Phil Andrews
                                          Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 13:21:00 Adam Beamish
                                             Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 14:01:00 Phil Andrews
                                                Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 15:19:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 16:48:00 Phil Andrews
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 22:18:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 23:44:00 Phil Andrews
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 00:44:00 Richard Jennings
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 01:39:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 08:42:00 B Abbott
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 10:46:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 13:42:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 13:56:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 22:41:00 Richard Jennings
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 13:33:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 13:49:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                  thanks for the thanks23/08/10 08:08:00 B Abbott
                                                                     Re:thanks for the thanks23/08/10 10:42:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                        Re:Re:thanks for the thanks23/08/10 14:05:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks24/08/10 11:02:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks24/08/10 12:04:00 Jim Lawes
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks25/08/10 13:52:00 Ian Speed
                                                                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks16/09/10 17:04:00 Lawrence Brown
                                                                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks16/09/10 19:08:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks18/09/10 12:13:00 Lawrence Brown
                                                                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks18/09/10 13:21:00 Ian Speed
                                                                                             :Re:Re:Re:Re:thanks for the thanks19/09/10 12:26:00 Steve Taylor
                                                                                                LBH Watch Meeting 27th September 19/09/10 12:49:00 Ian Speed
                                             Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 20:02:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/08/10 21:59:00 Adam Beamish
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch07/08/10 09:32:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch08/08/10 11:07:00 Adam Beamish
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch08/08/10 11:25:00 Steve Taylor
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 07:42:00 Adam Beamish
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 07:44:00 Ian Speed
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 14:47:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 15:02:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 23:05:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 00:02:00 Phil Andrews
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 08:54:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 09:00:00 Phil Andrews
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/08/10 12:44:00 Steve Taylor
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 20:16:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 22:43:00 Adam Beamish
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch11/08/10 14:30:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch05/09/10 09:57:00 Nick Marbrow
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch09/09/10 13:21:00 Adam Beamish
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Residents launch LBH Watch11/09/10 08:24:00 Nick Marbrow
   Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch06/08/10 11:24:00 Ian Speed
      Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch10/08/10 03:41:00 Jim Lawes

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