What’s Next?

On Twitter, Kevin Blowe asks the obvious question:

If Sir Robin Wales is ousted as Mayor of Newham, what happens next?

Ideas please for unraveling the legacy of hard-right Labour council. Some suggestions:

1. No more ugly, expensive developers’ gold-rush skyscrapers in Stratford

2. 100% social housing on the Carpenters Estate

3. Ending the council / police / immigration enforcement operation to harasss and disperse homeless people in Stratford

Off the top of my head:

• Abolish the directly-elected mayoralty and return to leader & cabinet
• No more ‘jobs for the boys’
• End the out-placement of council services into arms-length companies

And Newham Co-op Party secretary Gill Hay adds:

A re-commitment to use all possible empty housing in the borough for housing people in need.

Feel free to add your own suggestions on Twitter or in the comments.

UPDATE:

Some suggestions from Twitter:

• No pensions for Mayor or council
• End of Mayors special advisor payouts
• A sponsor to cover costs of Under The Stars etc.
• Sell Building 1000
• No more photos of the clowns in the Newham Mag
• Proper independent scrutiny
• A realistic policy for Council tax to avoid more cuts
• Instigate a thorough forensic examination of ALL the authorities finacial dealings over the past 16 years
• No giving away council buildings to hipster developments from outside the borough that speed gentrification
• No turning music venues into trampoline parks
• No more donkey & sand posters for the mayor’s £4 million gigs
• Limited terms for mayors/council leaders

Thanks to Sites of Newham, Mike Law, Damnably Records, Kevin Mansell, @iainaitch and @StopCityAirport

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