GOP

The West Dulwich ward is certainly not 'under served' for public transport. We have 3 train stations, between them serving London Bridge, St Pancras, Victoria and Clapham Junction routes within 15 mins walking distance and a plethora of bus routes within easy reach. Great to see so many young people and 'poorer communities' represented in your Telegraph group pic!

Just to clarify, I am no way dismissing the consultation. I was just highlighting the fact that the WDAG's poster was misleading in stating that 67.5% of residents opposed when only a minority had actually opposed the scheme via the consultation. Clearly lots of people are against it, hence why they have raised over £20k for the judicial review but I do not believe, nor is there any evidence that the majority of local residents oppose the LTN.

The arrogance of the West Dulwich Action Group is quite staggering. The irony of them using spurious data to challenge the council’s spurious data is not lost on me. They keep bandying around this figure of 68% of residents opposing the LTN. This is a complete fallacy. Only a minority of local residents actually completed the consultation and of those, 67.4% said they were not happy, so in truth, it is a minority of local residents who oppose the scheme. Furthermore, the other stats on the posters have no source or validity and are clearly designed to cause fear and anxiety. The action group went from querying the LTN to outright willing it to fail and the hysteria they have whipped up is beyond the pale. I am no fan of Lambeth by the way and clearly the consultation was not ideal and everything is either delayed or half arsed but at least they’re doing something. The same residents who are now kicking up a stink are the same ones who have been complaining about traffic, parking, road rage and pollution for years. However, because the scheme that has been implemented does not entirely suit their privileged lifestyle they are furious. I have lived in the on the West Norwood side of the West Dulwich ward (formerly Thurlow Park ward) for 25 years. The profile of our road has changed significantly I would say in the last 10 years. We have several households who own 3 cars on our road despite the fact most properties are terraced and no one has a drive way. There are several huge 4 x 4 cars as well as a motorhome which never moves. You’d think it was Snowdonia or something! There is a palpable sense of entitlement in the area and it’s obscene how they have raised 10’s of thousands of pounds to serve their own agenda. This money could be much better spent improving infrastructure, waste management, social care or even just being donated to local charities.