Greenwich councillors are poised to hand themselves a basic pay increase of nearly 42 per cent next week – with the council leader saying that some of his colleagues were falling into debt because rates were so low. The borough’s 55 councillors are all given a basic allowance of £11,906 per year, one of the […]
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Greenwich Greens criticised for silence as ‘Zionism is racism’ motion condemned
Greenwich’s Green councillors were told “this is not the time to be silent” after being pressed on the national party’s controversial “Zionism is racism” motion at a council meeting. When the meeting was held on Wednesday, the local party, which won 13 seats in the council election in May and is now the main opposition […]
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Glyndon by-election: Candidate blocked from addressing councillors on HMOs
A residents’ group representative was blocked at the last minute from speaking in a Greenwich Council meeting because he is standing in a by-election this week. Stewart Christie, of the Positive Plumstead Project, was due to address a scrutiny panel discussion about houses of multiple occupation, but was told shortly before Tuesday’s meeting that he […]
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Glyndon by-election: Four candidates vie to replace disgraced councillor
Four candidates have put their names forward to succeed Tonia Ashikodi as the councillor for Glyndon ward, a week after the Labour representative was given a suspended sentence for housing fraud. Ashikodi, 31, was found guilty last month on two counts of fraud by misrepresentation after applying for and accepting council housing while owning three […]
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You can’t film our meeting: More secrecy at Greenwich Council
Very strange goings-on at last night’s Greenwich Council meeting – which overshadowed what seemed to be an amicable end to the row between Labour and the Tories over a scheme to boost the living wage. A security guard tried to stop one of last year’s council election candidates from filming at Woolwich Town Hall – […]
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