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Sir Craig Tunstall – Is this the highest paid primary school headteacher in Britain?

November 2, 2016 By George Turner 5 Comments

Sir Craig Tunstall – Is this the highest paid primary school headteacher in Britain?

Ourcity.London can reveal that one primary school headteacher, Sir Craig Tunstall, is earning almost £375,000 according to Lambeth Council’s accounts.  Sir Craig is executive head of the Gipsy Hill Federation, a group of local authority primary schools.  The extraordinary figures have been uncovered as part of audit of Lambeth Council’s accounts being carried out by “The […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Budget, Gypsy Hill, Lambeth, Pay, Sue Foster

The 8 Albert Embankment Story – An Avoidable Disaster for the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

June 4, 2016 By George Turner 1 Comment

The 8 Albert Embankment Story – An Avoidable Disaster for the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

Number 8 Albert Embankment will always be a special place for me. Not because of its beauty or design, but because it opened my eyes for the first time to the madness of the London development and town planning industry. The site occupies a prime position in central London, but has lain derelict for over […]

Filed Under: Case Studies Tagged With: 8 Albert Embankment, Andy Gutherson, BNP Paribas, Heritage, Knight Frank, Lambeth, LFEPA, Native Land, Richard Saunders, Sue Foster

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Recent Comments

  • John on Lockdown Landlords Acquitted
  • Concerned Citizens (@dequacivis) on The Battersea Power Station affordable housing scandal: How Wandsworth Gave away over 1000 affordable homes to a failing developer
  • HCLG Report Highlights ‘Lockdown’ as a significant problem – Hanworth.org on Lockdown landlord convicted for breaches in Planning Act
  • Hussain on The Housing Crisis
  • Ben Jamin' on The Housing Crisis

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