tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post1014412720874388951..comments2024-03-28T19:20:52.408+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Guest blog: We must embrace and appreciate our natural environmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-72877263751407307222015-04-28T21:34:26.626+01:002015-04-28T21:34:26.626+01:00I was en route from Wembley Park Stn this afternoo...I was en route from Wembley Park Stn this afternoon to a Kilburn Unemployed Workers Group demo outside the Civic Centre in relation to Brent Housing Partnership's absolute determination to vacate social housing tenants out of Gloucester House and into the private sector that they cannot afford and that does not like people who have lived in LB Brent since 1997 and now require Housing Benefit on account of a change of fortune. And it was then that I saw an advertising hoarding for this so-called <a href="http://www.northwestvillage.com/" rel="nofollow">'Wembley Village North'</a>.<br /><br />I was struck by the message: "Discover exceptional village living." My interpretation of that message was that it was code for: "Discover 'stuff all you plebs who cannot afford to live in this ghetto for the global wealthy who get also wealthy cabinet members to collude with them toward eroding secure tenancy rights. And I wondered whether the 2010 coalition of millionaires' interpretation of localism as in the 'localism act' might have something to do with exclusivity of wealth?<br /><br />But maybe it is only really 'exceptional' in how it differs from Plain Jaine's ideal typical model of a village?<br /><br />Anyhow, I commend to readers of this blog post two old but timely Community Care blog pieces:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-care-experts-blog/2008/02/poor-must-meet-gordon/" rel="nofollow">Poor must meet Gordon</a><br />and<br /><a href="http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-policy-blog/2009/03/iain-duncan-smith-admits-ghett/" rel="nofollow">Iain Duncan Smith admits ghettoisation under Tory housing policy</a>.<br /><br />Dude Swheatie of KwugKilburn Unemployed Workers Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281633520479831796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-86277730235868469132015-02-09T16:30:26.999+00:002015-02-09T16:30:26.999+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-74235178262696190162015-02-09T12:24:00.434+00:002015-02-09T12:24:00.434+00:00No sure why it is but in deprived communities the ...No sure why it is but in deprived communities the powers that be seem to think in the name of progress and great affluency building tower blocks is the solution.<br /><br />If you look at Richmond Borough for example they have been able to retain their green spaces with few large tower blocks.<br /><br />Brent could do the same if only they listen to the peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com