Tower Hamlets Councillor identifies with Khoodeelaar! No to Xrail hole campaign
© The Author / Khoodeelaar / CBRUK / Lawmedia 2006 | 22.02.2006 08:34 | Analysis | Social Struggles | London
Tower Hamlets Council's controlling clique of the Blairing Party has held the key positions on the inner city, 'one-of-the-most-deprived' boroughs in all of England, throughout the past 12 years following the much-touted for ouster from power of the Lib Dems in 1994. This was caused by the voters across the East End borough responding to UK-wide publicity of racist and outrageously undemocratic conduct of some key Lib Dem councillors in powerful positions on the Council in the run-up to the 1994 council elections. So where have the Lib Dems been for the past 12 years in Tower Hamlets? Nowhere much at all! Not politically at any rate. Until most recently, in the past month. Remarkably, the Lib Dems have been producing a series of motion/s and comments about the hottest political issue affecting the Borough – the Crossrail hole plan against the Brick Lane London E1 area. And affecting the Whitechapel and Mile End park parts of the borough. How come? What might underlie the community ‘presence’ of the Tower Hamlets Lib Dems this time? It is to do with the scheduled 4 May 2006 local council elections including in Tower Hamlets. But it is also to do with the abysmally anti-social and undemocratic behaviour of the controlling clique on Tower Hamlets Council that is to blame for the whole Crossrail hole mess! Given that both Group leader Janet Ludlow and a number of her Lib Dem colleagues have attended Khoodeelaar campaign events so far, its is quite possible that the voters might , just might, forgive the Lib Dems their past mistakes and lack of accountability. If the motion/s put for the scheduled Council meeting on 1 March 2006 by Tower Hamlets Lib Dem councillor Louise Alexander is anything to go by, its is quite possible that the Liberal Democrats might produce a few surprises come 5 May 2006!
And the creeps that will be heading for consignment in the hole of their own crass collusion with Crossrail hole plan might all come from the Blairing freaks-box that carries the poseurs and the abusers pretending now to have been the democratic voice of the Tower Hamlets Council!
And the creeps that will be heading for consignment in the hole of their own crass collusion with Crossrail hole plan might all come from the Blairing freaks-box that carries the poseurs and the abusers pretending now to have been the democratic voice of the Tower Hamlets Council!
Tower Hamlets Council's controlling clique of the Blairing Party has held the key positions on the inner city, 'one-of-the-most-deprived' boroughs in all of England, throughout the past 12 years following the much-touted for ouster from power of the Lib Dems in 1994. This was caused by the voters across the East End borough responding to UK-wide publicity of racist and outrageously undemocratic conduct of some key Lib Dem councillors in powerful positions on the Council in the run-up to the 1994 council elections. So where have the Lib Dems been for the past 12 years in Tower Hamlets? Nowhere much at all! Not politically at any rate. Until most recently, in the past month. Remarkably, the Lib Dems have been producing a series of motion/s and comments about the hottest political issue affecting the Borough – the Crossrail hole plan against the Brick Lane London E1 area. And affecting the Whitechapel and Mile End park parts of the borough. How come? What might underlie the community ‘presence’ of the Tower Hamlets Lib Dems this time? It is to do with the scheduled 4 May 2006 local council elections including in Tower Hamlets. But it is also to do with the abysmally anti-social and undemocratic behaviour of the controlling clique on Tower Hamlets Council that is to blame for the whole Crossrail hole mess! Given that both Group leader Janet Ludlow and a number of her Lib Dem colleagues have attended Khoodeelaar campaign events so far, its is quite possible that the voters might , just might, forgive the Lib Dems their past mistakes and lack of accountability. If the motion/s put for the scheduled Council meeting on 1 March 2006 by Tower Hamlets Lib Dem councillor Louise Alexander is anything to go by, its is quite possible that the Liberal Democrats might produce a few surprises come 5 May 2006!
And the creeps that will be heading for consignment in the hole of their own crass collusion with Crossrail hole plan might all come from the Blairing freaks-box that carries the poseurs and the abusers pretending now to have been the democratic voice of the Tower Hamlets Council!
KHOODEELAARONLINE QUOTE no-to-crossrail-hole-motion-put-by- COUNCILLOR LOUISE ALEXANDER Wednesday 22 February 2006
“Tuesday, 21 February 2006
Unequivocal motion on Crossrail to Full Council
This Council confirms that:
It is this Council's duty to protect the community's rights not to suffer damage to the environment, health and business.
This Council categorically rejects:
• Any Crossrail intervention shaft in the Brick Lane London E1 area, as contained in the present Crossrail Bill in the House of Commons;
• Crossrail plans for an additional tunnel surfacing in Allen Gardens;
• The use of a conveyor belt to take spoil to dump in Mile End Park;
• The unsubstantiated, uneconomic and wasteful provision of a Crossrail station at Whitechapel which will necessitate digging an evacuation shaft in the Brick Lane London E1 area.
This Council resolves to:
• Use the strongest possible terms when this Council presents the arguments and the evidence in support of any previously-submitted formally-timed petition to the Crossrail Select Committee in the House of Commons.
• Members of this present Council undertake to lobby within their political parties and for the active attention of the Government to represent the interests of the residents of this Borough. This Council undertakes to take action in court and constitutionally to maintain, establish, reinstate and protect the community's right not to suffer the damage to environment, health and business which will be brought about by having an intervention shaft in this area.”
KHOODEELAARONLINE UNQUOTE no-to-crossrail-hole-motion-put-by- COUNCILLOR LOUISE ALEXANDER Wednesday 22 February 2006
KHOODEELAARONLINE QUOTE COUNCILLOR LOUISE ALEXANDER Wednesday 22 February 2006. This is the motion that I will be presenting to the meeting of Full Council on 1st March. It's an unequivocal statement of intent, designed to unite the Council on what has become the hottest topic for the local elections.
I have severe doubts that it will be passed in full. Firstly, officers sometimes restrict which motions are permitted at Full Council. Secondly, the Labour Group have a tradition of tabling amendments to our motions at the last minute, amendments that mute or even change the meaning of the motion. But any amendment or rejection of this motion will tell us a lot about the intentions of the ruling group.
I can't see how the Labour Group will be able to accept the clause that mentions Whitechapel. Cllr Keith has been running around Brick Lane area for the last week apparently trying to prove that he is now anti-Crossrail, conveniently ignoring the fact that were it not for diverting the Crossrail line so that there is a station at Whitechapel, there would be no need for a huge shaft in the Brick Lane area. A Crossrail station at Whitechapel has been the prize that our Council has been negotiating, while short-sightedly ignoring the disruption this will cause.
The Lib Dem Group have also submitted another motion about informing the public and consulting them on such issues as whether it a station at Whitechapel is indeed worth the disruption. The other motion also raises the spectre of secrecy at the way this Council is run. On the same topic, Cllr Khan will be asking how many times the group of 5 Councillors that constitute the Crossrail working group met, and which of these Councillors were present.
Another of our questions to Cabinet Members asks what's the difference between an intervention shaft, an evacuation shaft and a ventilation shaft and which of these are opposed by the Council's petition to the Government about the Crossrail Bill. As you may have noted from my previous Crossrail posting here, I was weak on this important detail.
Given that Mayor Doros Ullah barred the Lib Dems' call for an Emergency Meeting of Full Council before 14th February to debate Crossrail, this Crossrail motion on 1st March will be a key debate in what will be the last meeting of Full Council before the Council elections on 4th May. There will be a demonstration outside the Town Hall beforehand at 6pm. All political parties have been invited to speak.
KHOODEELAARONLINE UNQUOTE COUNCILLOR LOUISE ALEXANDER Wednesday 22 February 2006
And the creeps that will be heading for consignment in the hole of their own crass collusion with Crossrail hole plan might all come from the Blairing freaks-box that carries the poseurs and the abusers pretending now to have been the democratic voice of the Tower Hamlets Council!
KHOODEELAARONLINE QUOTE no-to-crossrail-hole-motion-put-by- COUNCILLOR LOUISE ALEXANDER Wednesday 22 February 2006
“Tuesday, 21 February 2006
Unequivocal motion on Crossrail to Full Council
This Council confirms that:
It is this Council's duty to protect the community's rights not to suffer damage to the environment, health and business.
This Council categorically rejects:
• Any Crossrail intervention shaft in the Brick Lane London E1 area, as contained in the present Crossrail Bill in the House of Commons;
• Crossrail plans for an additional tunnel surfacing in Allen Gardens;
• The use of a conveyor belt to take spoil to dump in Mile End Park;
• The unsubstantiated, uneconomic and wasteful provision of a Crossrail station at Whitechapel which will necessitate digging an evacuation shaft in the Brick Lane London E1 area.
This Council resolves to:
• Use the strongest possible terms when this Council presents the arguments and the evidence in support of any previously-submitted formally-timed petition to the Crossrail Select Committee in the House of Commons.
• Members of this present Council undertake to lobby within their political parties and for the active attention of the Government to represent the interests of the residents of this Borough. This Council undertakes to take action in court and constitutionally to maintain, establish, reinstate and protect the community's right not to suffer the damage to environment, health and business which will be brought about by having an intervention shaft in this area.”
KHOODEELAARONLINE UNQUOTE no-to-crossrail-hole-motion-put-by- COUNCILLOR LOUISE ALEXANDER Wednesday 22 February 2006
KHOODEELAARONLINE QUOTE COUNCILLOR LOUISE ALEXANDER Wednesday 22 February 2006. This is the motion that I will be presenting to the meeting of Full Council on 1st March. It's an unequivocal statement of intent, designed to unite the Council on what has become the hottest topic for the local elections.
I have severe doubts that it will be passed in full. Firstly, officers sometimes restrict which motions are permitted at Full Council. Secondly, the Labour Group have a tradition of tabling amendments to our motions at the last minute, amendments that mute or even change the meaning of the motion. But any amendment or rejection of this motion will tell us a lot about the intentions of the ruling group.
I can't see how the Labour Group will be able to accept the clause that mentions Whitechapel. Cllr Keith has been running around Brick Lane area for the last week apparently trying to prove that he is now anti-Crossrail, conveniently ignoring the fact that were it not for diverting the Crossrail line so that there is a station at Whitechapel, there would be no need for a huge shaft in the Brick Lane area. A Crossrail station at Whitechapel has been the prize that our Council has been negotiating, while short-sightedly ignoring the disruption this will cause.
The Lib Dem Group have also submitted another motion about informing the public and consulting them on such issues as whether it a station at Whitechapel is indeed worth the disruption. The other motion also raises the spectre of secrecy at the way this Council is run. On the same topic, Cllr Khan will be asking how many times the group of 5 Councillors that constitute the Crossrail working group met, and which of these Councillors were present.
Another of our questions to Cabinet Members asks what's the difference between an intervention shaft, an evacuation shaft and a ventilation shaft and which of these are opposed by the Council's petition to the Government about the Crossrail Bill. As you may have noted from my previous Crossrail posting here, I was weak on this important detail.
Given that Mayor Doros Ullah barred the Lib Dems' call for an Emergency Meeting of Full Council before 14th February to debate Crossrail, this Crossrail motion on 1st March will be a key debate in what will be the last meeting of Full Council before the Council elections on 4th May. There will be a demonstration outside the Town Hall beforehand at 6pm. All political parties have been invited to speak.
KHOODEELAARONLINE UNQUOTE COUNCILLOR LOUISE ALEXANDER Wednesday 22 February 2006
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What about the Crossrail-backing Lib DEm MPs? Will they oppose Xrail hole?
22.02.2006 13:42
I thought you may like to know that in 2004, and then gla member for lib dem party Lynne Featherstone launched a scathing attack on Chancellor Gordon brown for his lack of enthusiasm for crossrail.
Featherstone has since become a lib dem mp.
Her fellow lib dem mp, tom brake, is the party's transport spokesperson. He is as keen, if not more, for crossrail as Lynne Featherstone.
so nice though it is to know that a tower hamlets lib dem councillor is at last echoing what the community has been saying for years - no to crossrail hole in the east end - what happens nationally with the lib dems on crossrail?
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Exposing John Biggs' Crossrail-hole plug for Tower Hamlets Council
23.02.2006 08:42
Exposing John Biggs' Crossrail-hole plug for Tower Hamlets Council
John Biggs has been given another space in the East London Advertiser to make false pretences about Crossrail.
He is lying when he says he is with the people across the Borough who have ‘concerns’ about Crossrail. Then he blandly repeats the lie that Crossrail will bring benefits to the Borough. But fails to cite what the alleged benefits will be or are.
This is the same lie that Crossrail-agents have peddled over the past three years. We have asked hundreds of questions over the lying claims. But Crossrail have not provided any answers, let alone any evidence. John Biggs should not lie against for Crossrail. It is not George Galloway alone that is vocal against Crossrail plan attacks on the East End. Every single person with any sense and with any understanding about economics, about transport and about the geographic, social, economic map and location of Tower Hamlets will know that the Crossrail plan is not for ANY significant or substantial improvement in the quality of the lives of the people in Tower Hamlets. How do we know?
We have not invented this.
Crossrail promoters on publications prove this. Although they have been given hundreds of £millions of public cash to do their propaganda so that Biog Business can get their hands on even more public cash under the pretext of dubious slogans like ‘Crossrail will bring benefits’ or 'Crossrail will bring regeneration’, the Crossrail promoters have not included one instance of one economic evidence that could be legitimately cited to support their false claims.
And that is not surprising. Because the maths, the claims and the costs do not add up. In fact the social and the health costs that will result from any implementation of the Crossrail plans as they stand in Tower Hamlets will be sky-high. Is that a new meaning of ‘benefits’?
Crossrail promoters have said and are continuing to say that the line is mainly to enable a small fraction of alleged business personnel to travel from one region to the East of London to another region to the west of London buy cutting down journey time. It has not been about anything else. Unless we include the subsidiary agenda which is to uproot communities like the Brick Lane London E1 area and make the spaces available for take over by Big Business and the brigades of their greedy agents bent on destroying communities, not defending them.
What kind of democratic representative is John Biggs who is so blind with his keenness to remain a ‘public elected postholder’ that he shows no sense, no reason let alone any common sense about the dangerous attack that Crossrail represents against the people of Tower Hamlets ?
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GLA Lib Dem man wrong to peddle and utter for CRASSrail 5 Oct 2007
09.10.2007 23:06
Khoodeelaar! Statement 2305 Hrs GT Tuesday 9 October 2007
about the GLA Lib Dumb ‘position’
This is what the UK Lib Dems have circuited in their alleged 'response' to CRASSrail funding announcement by Gordon Brown's administration dated 5 Oct 2007
"Nobody is questioning the crucial role Crossrail will play in the development of London's transport infrastructure."
How stupid can this person get!
For a very good number of years, that is precisely what the Khoodeelaar! Campaign against CrossRail has said, demonstrated on the facts and on the technical, economic and social grounds:
that the transport infrastructure in London will only benefit from a genuine and proper project transport that is devised to address the needs, not by CrossRail.
Khoodeelaaronline the campaign against the flawed Crossrail project in London
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