| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reisdents launch LBH Watch | |
| Posted by: | Phil Andrews | |
| Date/Time: | 29/07/10 20:15:00 |
| Vanessa I'm glad to hear that you do see a role for civic societies and even independent groups or parties. If you don't mind me saying so you often give a contrary impression. Yes, consultation is the norm on planning and parking issues. But what happens when that consultation is inadequate, misleading or flawed? It is the contention of LBH Watch that these processes are often not followed properly by the Lampton Road bureaucracy which is why it intends to build a case that it can demonstrate to elected members, to do with what they will. If you like this is another single issue that elected members probably do not have the time to concentrate on as thoroughly as they will need to if they are to tackle the deficiencies that exist within the system. The arrogance of the Environment Department when confronted with even the most constructive suggestions for positive change is positively breathtaking, and I'd be surprised if that attitude has not continued into this new administration. I am not muddying the waters, it seems to me that you rail instinctively against anything that emerges from within the community and which operates beyond the watchful eye of your party colleagues. Why can you not see LBH Watch as a service rather than launching immediately into this Pavlovian Dog reaction? Like The Isleworth Society, LBH Watch is not interested in political power, it does not threaten you or your party. The ICG may do at some time in the future depending on how things develop, but if that happens we'll not be needing a front group to help that process along. |