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8 Jun, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Boundary Commission 1st proposals for new Parliamentary constituencies in London as we get 2 extra constituencies due to voter ⬆️
Poplar & Limehouse will lose Shadwell & Bromley North wards
Bethnal Green & Bow will lose eastern wards to become Bethnal Green & Stepney
+ new
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Stratford & Bow constituency crosses into Newham territory from Bow
Means Tower Hamlets get's divided into 3 rather than 2 constituencies = more representation in Parliament = scrabble for who gets which constituency
But I suspect existing MPs in TH will stay in TH
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as bigger changes in Newham
Consultation is currently open until Tuesday 2nd August 2021
Boundary commission is independent body
Has been asked to redraw constituency boundaries to reflect voter changes as voters move around country
See details here
bcereviews.org.uk/node/6485
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In effect Newham + Tower Hamlets goes from 4 to 5 constituencies with one constituency cutting across the border on the northern side & the rest becoming smaller geographically
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9 Jun
ASDA planning application update & a prediction
I predict that tonight the Strategic Development Committee will reject the ASDA scheme
But new Chair & new members make it hard to predict
But we will probably lose on appeal
So a lot of effort has gone into making sure that any
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rejection is sustainable at appeal but this will be a test
This will be hard as last January most Councillors voted for Policies that encouraged more development of this site
+ we are missing our housing targets

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But with a record number of speakers against? (5 Cllrs & 2? residents)
I decided not to speak as normally only 4 people maybe 5 are allowed to speak so I wanted Labour Cllrs & residents to speak against as more likely to have an impact than me
Last time we had this much Labour
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9 Jun
Freshwater on the Isle of Dogs & ASDA & the failure for a generation to plan ahead properly
For the ASDA scheme, Thames Water have said 3 times now on the 10th Feb 2020, 17th June 2020 & 12th Feb 2021 that there is not enough water
Councils Committee report does not mention
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On 19th May 2014 & 10th July 2014 Thames Water sent similar emails about issues with South Quay Plaza & Meridian Gate (aka The Madison) both on Marsh Wall close to ASDA both partially occupied by residents
"existing water supply infrastructure has insufficient capacity"
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South Quay Plaza nothing happened no condition was added
Meridian Place a condition was added but I cannot find any evidence of it being enforced
So for years Thames Water have said there are issues about whether their network has enough water for future developments
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4 Jun
What teenagers do living in tall buildings?
Pictures taken Wednesday 28 storey up, the housing association have said they will make it secure
The Police have said if you see dangerous behaviour call 999 not 101, they think are urban explorers not local, I am not sure myself
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On one level I have sympathy for teenagers, I often ask developers what will teenagers do in their buildings for recreation? amazing views from the roof
And what investment has the Council made in facilities for teenagers in the last x years with all the money they earn? £0
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And if the teenagers were just hanging out and taking pics I might not say anything and keep it quiet but lately, they have started doing acrobatics, flips & tricks on the roof filming themselves and the pictures show some unsafe behaviour
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3 Jun
Next Tower Hamlets local elections are 11 months away today
So a thread about what that means for you
Pics are from GLA assembly member election last month at a ward level - red indicates runner up
As you can see under First Past the Post Labour would win 100% of the Council
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But in TH part of the local Labour vote sometimes splits (for Respect 2006, 2010, then Tower Hamlets First 2014, then Aspire/PATH 2018), it is why you have people like @going4golds , @RabinaKhan & I elected, in part because of that split
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In other parts of London like Newham or Lewisham there is no split & you have 100% Labour Councils
If Lutfur Rahman runs then likely in May 2022 similar splits will occur again
The question is where? pic also from GLA election for local assembly member by ward
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1 Jun
I read the interim London Fire Brigade report into the fire at New Providence Wharf
It confirms that fire safety involves more then just removing ACM cladding
I summarised the key issues/questions via comments in this PDF but will also list below
cllrandrewwood.com/news/npw-fire-…
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This is how the building should work in pic
But either smoke detectors failed or failed to activate (report unclear on this)
So fire doors did not close, the alarm did not sound outside flat (but did inside), corridors/stairwells full of smoke, lifts operated as normal
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The Automatic Opening Vent (AOV) systems could have been switched on manually but was only done by LFB 40 minutes after fire started!
Why not activated by the waking watch/Ballymore staff when automatic system failed?
training?
Fire control panel 'difficult to understand' !
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29 May
Can I recommend you do not buy a property in the Madison building on Marsh Wall, Isle of Dogs / Canary Wharf London UK E14
There are endemic build quality problems in the building (1st residents moved in last November)
-Lifts routinely fail (last 14 hr)
themadison.co.uk
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-Internal noise from building movement
-Internal door locks removed as keep jamming (only fire exit!)
-Leaks when rains
-Rubbish chute does not work
I sent a 7-page detailed email a month ago to the Council, 1st 2 pages in pics
It has got worse since then
Part of the problem
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is that building under construction on top floors while people live in floors 2 to 15 (Amory Tower)
These are the affordable homes managed! by @networkhomesuk housing association
They are not managing this well
Who will take responsibility
@balfourbeatty building it?
Owner?
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