Why is TfL paying for these meaningless adverts when it is proposing to cut bus services?

 

Why is TfL paying for these meaningless adverts when it is proposing to cut bus services?

Brent Green Party Listening Posts

 

 BRENT GREEN PARTY LISTENING POST

 

These are  plans for our  Brent Green Party Listening Posts 

4 Venues in rotation

 

Harlesden Methodist Church.

Willesden Green Sainsbury’s.

Kensal Rise, area near bus stop.

Kingsbury main shopping arcade.

 

First Saturday in the month 11:00 to 13:00 

 

1 October               Kensal Rise

5 November           Willesden Green

3 December           Kingsbury

7 January               Harlesden

4 February             Kensal Rise

4 March                 Willesden Green

1 April                   Kingsbury

6 May                    Harlesden

3 June                    Kensal Rise

1 July                     Willesden Green

5 August                Kingsbury

 

Brent Greens condemn Muhammed Butt's scrutiny power grab

 Brent Green Party has condemned what they termed a ‘power grab’ by Muhammed Butt, leader of the Brent Council at its Annual General Meeting.

Spokesperon Martin Francis said,

‘ Practice at Brent Council has been that  the position of vice chair of each of the two Scrutiny Committees is allocated to an opposition councillor. This helps ensure a degree of independence and accountability. However, in a surprise move Cllr Butt announced an amendment to the constitution enabling him to nominate the vice chairs and named two Labour councillors for the roles. The chairs are elected by the Labour Group. 

The need for better scrutiny of Cabinet decisions in a largely one-party council  was a feature of the local  election campaigns of all three opposition parties and resonated sufficiently with the electorate to double the number of opposition councillors.  Butt’s action undermines the result of the election and was criticised on Twitter by ex-chair of Public Realm and Resources Scrutiny Committee, Roxanne Mashari. 

 

She said,

"Alarmed to hear of changes brought in at Brent Council to make vice chairs of scrutiny members of the majority party rather than opposition parties as has previously been the case. This change weakens democratic scrutiny with no tangible benefit to residents.”

Brent Greens call on the Labour Group to review and reverse the policy for the sake of local democracy and residents’ confidence in the system.’

Vote Greens on to Brent Council today: Wards and Candidates

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