Showing posts with label Democracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Democracy. Show all posts
Sunday, 16 June 2024

Democracy in Brent – Open email to the Council Leader and Cabinet.

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 Guest post by Philip Grant in a personal capacity   Webcast recording of the 28 May Cabinet meeting, just about to begin. (But Cllr. Tat...
Friday, 2 February 2024

Is Muhammed Butt's attempt at increasing the number of councillors required to call decisions in for scrutiny an abuse of democracy?

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    Brent Council Leader Muhammed Butt: Limitting 'the voices of those who do not blindly agree with him'   Cllr Anton Georgiou has ...
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Wednesday, 16 February 2022

UPDATED: Brent's new website lacks direct link to local democracy and citizen engagement

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  The re-vamped Brent Council website is attractive and the link to services useful but there is a missing link that is important for active...
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Thursday, 3 September 2020

Brent & Kilburn Times saved by takeover

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  Some of the many Archant titles Brent's only surviving local paper, the Brent and Kilburn Times, which during the Covid19 crisis has b...
Sunday, 9 August 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Councillor calls on colleagues to reject 'weak offer' on Labour Group democracy that reinforces Brent Council leader's power

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Brent Council Leader is not always happy with councillors who are independent thinkers In May 2020 Cllr Muhammed Butt had been leade...
Friday, 1 June 2018

Do afternoon Cabinet meetings reduce accountability?

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I thought that the early timing of the first Cabinet meeting of the new administration was deliberately fixed to allow a General Purposes C...
Thursday, 13 October 2016

Talk to Brent Chairs of Scrutiny today and tomorrow

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As part of Brent's Local Democracy Week the chairs of the two Brent Scrutiny Committees are available to speak to residents: Thursda...
Thursday, 7 April 2016

Ask London Mayoral candidates to pledge support for voting reform

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From Unlock Democracy It is a fortnight since we launched the Stand Up for Democracy campaign. Thousands of emails have been sent asking ...
Monday, 21 March 2016

NUT calls on governors, teachers, councillor and students to challenge government plans

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Saturday, 21 November 2015

Brent’s Coat of Arms – some thoughts on history, and on justice

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Guest bog by Philip Grant The Coat of Arms which used to grace the front of Brent Town Hall in Forty Lane has been preserved, and wi...
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Saturday, 14 November 2015

Staff and parents press for secret ballot on Furness academisation

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The audience at the academies meeting     Statement from ATL, GMB, NASUWT, NUT, UNISON Parents and staff from Fu...