Double Protest
In the interests of efficiency and democracy tonight I had the dubious pleasure of attending two protests outside the Town Hall at the same time. By far the biggest protest(300) was against the allocation of the entire voluntary sector older peoples services budget for the next 3.5 years to one organisation, Southall Neighbourly Care. Age UK Ealing's consortium including Southall Day Centre has been left with no funding from Ealing. This will have an immediate and severe effect on services to Ealing's older people. There was no paper information available from Ealing's award winning press office to explain this "strange" decision. I choose my words with care.The other protest was against the decision without debate, facts or discussion to award every household in Ealing with two yes two wheelie bins. This award was in recognition that my current recycle rate is approaching 100%. I can't think why I was protesting. It is a brilliant decision by cabinet to clutter the pretty streets of our borough. They don't like democracy and neither do you sorry do I. Let's just scrap ordinary councillors because they and we were not involved in this discussion and the award winning press office that tells us nothing and just let cabinet run the caboodle under the radar. And don't anyone dare say it is in cabinet papers without providing me with a precis in hard copy. Julian get those slabs of rock out and get cabinet members chiselling. Just can't wait for the next authoritarian surprise from the mountain. Or do you make do with Northalla Fields?
Arthur Breens ● 3925d3 Comments