by Paul Scully | Dec 17, 2008 | News |
The last week has seen a lack of a basic knowledge of your basic range of superheroes when talking about Gordon Brown.
First, in a slip of the tongue, he returned to his movie roots of Flash Gordon when he stated that he had saved the world at last week’s PMQs. This week, Harriet Harman stated that she would prefer Superman than the Joker to be Prime Minister. I could go into a thesis of a socially awkward Clark Kent, or a brooding reclusive Bruce Wayne but my favourite comparison was nothing to do with American comicbooks.
Michael Gove made a speech in the House last week where he said:
“The Prime Minister may believe, in his more modest moments, that he is Franklin D. Roosevelt, but the truth is that he is closer to a political Max Mosley: he thinks he is king of the world and he has clearly got money to burn, but all people remember is that he got a terrific spanking in German.”
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by Paul Scully | Dec 5, 2008 | Carshalton Central, News |
I promised to publish the results of the recent consultation about the options for controlled parking in the roads around Carshalton railway station.
Most residents came out against the two proposals of residents’ permits or one-hour restricted parking. However, the roads immediately adjacent to the station came out in favour and so we need to work with officers to see if anything can be done to help residents there.
Colston Avenue came out with a split vote. I suspect much of the desire for change comes from the badly designed parking regime there which I am pleased is to be changed anyway. Yellow lines will stop cars from parking on the road, whilst pavement parking will remain. This will keep some parking whilst allowing traffic to flow along Colston Avenue. It will be kept under review to determine whether priority arrows need to be added or other modifications are required.
I have uploaded the spreadsheet of the road by road results which you can see here.
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by Paul Scully | Dec 5, 2008 | Carshalton Central, News |
The campus at Cedar Close, Carshalton is to be rebuilt, updating the accommodation there for the residents who have severe learning disabilities.
Cedar Road is off Salisbury Road – almost directly opposite my house – and the site backs onto the Carshalton War Memorial Hospital land. The plan is to build new one bedroom flats with communal areas on the north end of the hospital land before clearing the existing Cedar Close land. I assume that with the hospital site due to be sold off, this will make an attractive parcel of land for developers when the lagging economy is well and truly fiscally stimulated. Neighbours in Salisbury Road have kept a close eye on the site for many years, expecting something to happen. As someone who will be directly affected, I will not be afforded any extra influence as a councillor, so I will be appealing to my ward councillor Eric Howell to ensure that whatever is built on the vacant site, it respects the character of the area and does not add to pressure on the infrastructure of the village. Cedar Close is designated as a low density site on development plans and sits adjacent a Conservation Area.
On a separate note, the families of some of the eleven residents that live in Cedar Close have concerns about the future care of their sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. At present, many of the residents share accommodation. Healthcare workers are assessing each individual to tailor the future development. However, many families are concerned that if the building is restricted to one-bedroom flats, the residents will lose the companionship of their fellow residents who have become firm friends. I cannot pretend to be an expert in this field but I will continue to speak to the families and the Council’s commissioning team to ensure that the best and most appropriate facilities are available.
by Paul Scully | Dec 2, 2008 | News |
Dominic Grieve, Shadow Home Secretary discusses Damian Green’s arrest and the search of his offices. He states that the Conservative MPs will be doing nothing to disrupt the Queen’s Speech tomorrow. I suspect he won’t need to. Rumour is that the red carpet is already being prepared to roll out in front of Black Rod rather than the more traditional slamming of the door in his face. The Speaker has got some explaining to do in his statement tomorrow.
by Paul Scully | Nov 29, 2008 | News |
The last week has seen a lack of a basic knowledge of your basic range of superheroes when talking about Gordon Brown.
