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29 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Every year the Conservative group of which I remain a member (as otherwise there would not be an opposition group in TH leaving Labour as the only political group)
provides an amendment to the Mayors budget, see
democracy.towerhamlets.gov.uk/documents/s164…
I have to do another one by the 24th Feb
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when the Council will approve the Mayors budget
But the process is flawed (one reason why I am building my own budget model)
Council budget only looks at changes the Mayor wants to make + external changes
We never look at the organisation as a whole
We need to do a zero based
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or bottom up budget looking at everything with fresh eyes
Is Council structured correctly for 2021/22?
So even though the budget pack is 366 pages long it actually lacks detail
Why is inflation cost up 105% from 2019/20 to 2021/22?
I can guess & ask but not in report
I think
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I think I understand now why Council are making big cuts & proposing 4.99% Council tax increase after doing analysis
But reasons not clearly detailed & some of it assuming worst case scenarios
But none of it really explained clearly for public as always the governments fault!
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20 Dec
A no deal exit is now inevitable it appears
Maybe mini-deals will be agreed to smooth things over?
Although not my choice I think trading with the EU on WTO terms is the logical outcome of Brexit
Will make clear whether the single market was a benefit or not to the UK economy
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I wonder what Margaret Thatcher would think about that, she & Arthur Cockfield did so much to establish the single market across the EU
It allowed us to focus on our strengths, services
And 60% of our economy is services, very odd how little that has been discussed versus fish
2/
I do not believe WTO trade will be a disaster but this is also a bad start to Brexit
COVID ⬆️ + 10 days left + Christmas holidays
I always thought Brexit could be a success but required leadership, competence, preparation & vision for future
Was missing in 2016 & still missing
3/
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20 Dec
Construction hours update
Earlier this year the government allowed construction sites to work earlier and later than the normal hours to keep on schedule during COVID
A number of sites locally applied for this exemption, none of which closed during the first lockdown.
1/
But the government made an exception where the applications were in dense residential areas
But TH Council never mentions that exception and allowed every application even when local residents & I objected
So I wrote to Lord Greenhalgh, the Minister who announced the change
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asking him to remind the Council that exemptions were allowed, that the Council did not have to grant every application for extended hours
His response is below
It makes clear that where extending construction hours has a significant impact on health that these applications
3/
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4 Dec
Tower Hamlets Council are proposing to change the name of Canary Wharf ward to Millwall ward
What do you think it should be called? see poll
I suggest Millwall & Canary Wharf as a compromise
Like Blackwall & Cubitt Town, Spitalfields & Banglatown etc
talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/wardnames
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The ward covers this area including the Canary Wharf estate + Canary Wharf Jubilee, Elizabeth, DLR stns
Few assets in the ward called Millwall;
Millwall fire station, Millwall Dock Rd, St Lukes Millwall
Docks called Millwall on edges of ward
But does NOT include Millwall Park
2/
Millwall used to be the name used for a larger ward pre-2014 & historically as well
But for some people Millwall = Millwall Football Club which moved to s London some time ago
But when I write to government minister etc easier to say Canary Wharf
Our Ideas Store is called CW!
3/
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30 Nov
School Streets Consultation - Cubitt Town, St Lukes, Canary Wharf College Glenworth, Arnhem Wharf primary schools

See link for full consultation information (for all except Arnhem Wharf which is not to be consulted on)
talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schoolstreets
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These changes include some permanent road closures, some timed road closures controlled by cameras (you get a ticket if you drive into the area at certain times unless you have a resident permit), some one-way streets + some other changes on pavements etc
2/
Canary Wharf College Glenworth has now been added to the map (although I am not convinced to the design) but a local resident submitted some excellent comments as regards the roads outside CWC Glenworth
More comments here
facebook.com/groups/1458438…
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25 Nov
73% of new money paid by developers for new infrastructure in Tower Hamlets is earned in the Isle of Dogs & South Poplar area
BUT
only 34% of that money is planned to be spent in this area even though the GLAs consultants were clear that 100% had to be spent in this area
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This relates to Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) paid by developers to the Council to pay for new infrastructure e.g. GP surgeries, schools, bridges etc
It replaced s106 from April 2015, but buildings approved before April 2015 pay s106 cash & afterward pay CIL
2/
So for example IoD & S Poplar (area below E East India Dock road) has earn't £56.7 million in CIL, £77.8 million across TH up to May 2020
But in the 1st pic is my attempt to calculate how much CIL has been budgeted to be spent here, £12 million in Cabinet papers versus £22.8 m
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20 Nov
Liveable Streets Bow consultation outcome report in next weeks Cabinet agenda
Some big changes which those who responded to the consultation support
But note only 17% of residents cycle in TH (in 2019)
60% of consultation respondents report they cycle
democracy.towerhamlets.gov.uk/ieListDocument…
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2011 census for Bow East & West wards (a bigger area) says
5,357 cars/vans in 2011 v 1,856 consultation respondents from drivers
1,419 cycle to work in 2011 v 2,281 cyclists who responded to the survey
In 2011 census households with a car
Bow East 44%
Bow West 50%
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Although people who cycle in Bow in 2011 was proportionally higher then other wards so the 17% number I quote for the whole of TH maybe understatement but in 2011 9% to 11% of Bow residents cycled to work
This area has a very low Public Transport Accessibility Level of 2
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