One of the more far reaching but overlooked parts of the government’s Housing and Planning Bill is the provision for HMRC, the government’s tax collectors, to share information with your local council. Information sharing may sound benign enough, in reality this will allow local authorities to spy on vast numbers of people. The provision relates […]
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Taking the piss on the Garden Bridge?
The battle over the Garden Bridge continues. The issue of public toilets has flushed out a questionable land deal with Coin Street Community Builders. This latest dispute has seen Lambeth Council officers backing Joanna Lumley’s scheme, in open rebellion to their councillors and the public. Forget the dodgy procurement process, the huge amounts of public money being thrown at the scheme, the […]
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