tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post8264043211382916658..comments2024-03-28T19:20:52.408+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Residents' views on Wembley Stadium events & capacity increase now on recordUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-38919049522744278172017-04-28T16:32:13.514+01:002017-04-28T16:32:13.514+01:00How do councillors become to be in positions of vi...How do councillors become to be in positions of vice-chair of committees these days e.g.vice-chair of the planning committee......are they appointed and by whom or are they elected and again by whom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-38067019636975238862017-04-27T18:39:50.538+01:002017-04-27T18:39:50.538+01:00This is seriously worrying.This is seriously worrying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-41557353988356101732017-04-27T14:12:11.715+01:002017-04-27T14:12:11.715+01:00Well if Councillor Aghar was in the chair well.......Well if Councillor Aghar was in the chair well...... especially if Butt was elsewhere in the building during the meeting.<br />There must be suspicions in many peoples minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-5873280046366684792017-04-27T12:19:25.305+01:002017-04-27T12:19:25.305+01:00According to the Council website Cllr Marquis sent...According to the Council website Cllr Marquis sent apologies and Cllr Daly substituted. Cllr Pitruzzella also sent apologies and Cllr Colacicco substituted. Cllr Aghar was in the chair. Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-21437696881606287602017-04-27T10:53:52.764+01:002017-04-27T10:53:52.764+01:00As a matter of interest for those of us unable to ...As a matter of interest for those of us unable to get to the meeting who was the stand in Chair of the Planning Committee?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-48963619070809638062017-04-26T13:42:19.941+01:002017-04-26T13:42:19.941+01:00Well done for your efforts in ensuring that reside...Well done for your efforts in ensuring that residents' contributions to the meeting were properly included in the minutes, Martin.<br /><br />In similar fashion with Brent NHS CCG, patient and public representatives took to drafting formal resolutions to ensure proper recording of the public voice because our views managed to be left out of minutes. <br /><br />It takes a great deal of effort to challenge public bodies and I know I am not by any means alone in my appreciation of the work Martin, Philip and other notable individuals do in this regard.<br />Nan.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-12069388139716168282017-04-25T19:47:24.585+01:002017-04-25T19:47:24.585+01:00This message must be heeded.This message must be heeded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-8969450933431399932017-04-25T14:39:54.368+01:002017-04-25T14:39:54.368+01:00You ask 'what went on behind the scenes ...?&#...You ask 'what went on behind the scenes ...?' <br /><br />I wasn't there, so I do not know; but I will re-post here a comment that was made to me, privately, by a back-bench Brent Labour councillor in January 2017, which may provide a clue:<br /><br />'Brent Council has a culture of inappropriate political interference. For example the entire Planning process is utterly compromised: the recent audit shows how weak the administrative systems are - but the political abuse is far, far worse. ... I've seen too much abuse and manipulation over the last few years: it truly is even worse than people realise.'<br /><br />Philip.Philip Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216646114377430489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-15616694517657516402017-04-24T11:47:34.062+01:002017-04-24T11:47:34.062+01:00I attended this Planning Meeting and any independe...I attended this Planning Meeting and any independent observer who was there for the 3 hours of representations and questioning would have concluded that the Committee was heading to REFUSE the application. Near the end of the debates Officers seemed to suggest that a 'deferral' option was NOT available to the Committee. A few minutes later - when the Committee had reached the point of voting the stand-in Chair of the Planning Committee called for a 5 minute 'comfort break'. This break lasted much more than the 5 minutes and when the Committee Members returned they went to the vote and in complete contrast to their approach when debating and questioning the majority of the Councillors voted to Approve the application. In a bizarre moment while the voting was taking place the sole Conservative Member turned to the Public and shouted something to the effect "I have no choice but to vote in favour to approve the application". <br /><br />The interesting question therefore is "what went on behind the scenes while the Councillors went for their comfort break and why did the Conservative Councillor feel obliged to state publicly during the voting that he had no choice? PAUL LORBERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-78560517803087523802017-04-23T16:52:45.781+01:002017-04-23T16:52:45.781+01:00Well done Martin, and anyone else involved, for ge...Well done Martin, and anyone else involved, for getting the minutes revised to properly record the views expressed at the Planning Committee meeting.<br /><br />This is not the first time that people have had to struggle to get minutes changed. I had to do so in June 2015 in respect of a Scrutiny Committee meeting (30 April 2015) where I had been prevented from presenting a Deputation. A blog about getting the minutes amended can be found at:<br />http://wembleymatters.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/philip-grants-victory-at-scrutiny.html <br /><br />The only "victory" in both cases, however, is that anyone who reads the minutes in future will wonder how (and why) the Brent Council committees involved could have made the decisions they did, based on the evidence and arguments before them!<br /><br />Philip.Philip Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216646114377430489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-25806003190085730102017-04-22T20:49:46.905+01:002017-04-22T20:49:46.905+01:00"Dr" Michael Calderbank?
Did he buy it f..."Dr" Michael Calderbank?<br />Did he buy it from the internet? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com