The worst culprits being Ealing Council, and its leader. Unless it’s from the Guardian it’s not valid, despite that publication being very unreliable in giving any balanced news.I’m not aware of anyone complaining about the response time headline.There’s nothing wrong with having views, but if those views are predicated on misinformation, or indeed, outright lies, then they ought to be robustly questioned.What we’ve seen throughout this saga is a refusal of the council to engage in any worthwhile manner with residents. The narrative changes to suit whatever whom comes from Bell, and he uses his Twitter echo chamber to bolster his narrow world view. Local Labour councillors have lied to residents on Bell’s behalf, and now simply refuse to answer straightforward requests from the people they expect to vote for them next year.The council website clearly states that LTNs can be removed, yet this council has consistently refused to explain any mechanism by which that could happen. It makes a mockery of any supposed consultation process, for which the council is using taxpayers money, but then given the council’s track record on consultation I guess that’s not a surprise.One shouldn’t expect much honesty from a man who declares there’s a social housing crisis, yet insists on retaining a social housing property for his family’s use despite owning a large house round the corner. The wonder is there are still enough people foolish enough to believe anything he says.
Simon Hayes ● 1100d