jamesmcash

Hi all Hope everyone is doing well. Bus cuts I completely agree with Spartacus on this. Southwark Labour has launched a petition which we are using to raise the issue and mobilise support against the cuts. You can sign it here: https://www.change.org/p/save-southwark-buses-76a6cd96-80f9-41d6-be68-dd7ccbc18e67 The proposed removal of the #12 in particular is completely galling. Cabinet role Yes, as of next month I will be covering Cllr Helen Dennis's cabinet role: Climate Emergency and Sustainable Development. I will still be representing Goose Green though, so no change there. Daily Mail Thanks Rockets - that's kind of you. Best wishes, James

The Tories and the Lib Dems were never going to agree to do that. Their goal was not to remove the LTNs. It was to win seats for their respective party. As for Labour's mobilising strategy, we do exactly the same thing as every other major party. We speak to people, hear their concerns and try to persuade them to vote for us. On polling day we visit the people who have told us they'd vote for us to remind them to vote. We didn't win with any magic tricks. We were just more popular than the other parties this time. This is especially true in somewhere like Dulwich Village where the turnout was so high that mobilisation on the day was less of a factor.

Hi all Thank you to everyone who voted in yesterday's local elections. Thanks to your support, Cllr Charlie Smith and I will continue on as your Goose Green Labour Councillors, joined by Portia Mwangangye. I know I speak for all three of us - and our Labour councillors across Dulwich and Southwark - when I thank you for putting your faith in us. Across the Dulwich area, Labour Councillors have been returned by significant margins. In Goose Green, 57% of the votes cast were for Labour. Whoever you voted for, or if you did not vote at all, we are here to represent you. So do feel free to drop us an email if there is anything that we can do. Best wishes James

I hope this thread isn't representative of the wider Dulwich area, it'd be a Labour wipe-out! Thanks for an interesting thread. Whoever you support, please do try to vote. See you on the other side. Best wishes James

You've missed out some crucial words from that quote! The phrase 'across the whole of the borough' refers to the lower charges for green vehicles. It's not committing to a boroughwide CPZ. That said, I suspect there will be more controlled parking implemented in Southwark. Residents often ask for it and once it's in place they almost never want it removed. I can't promise a boroughwide CPZ though.

Hi CPR Dave and Tiddles The Southwark Labour manifesto is here: https://www.southwarklabour.com/manifesto2022/. Page 17 discusses clean air and healthy streets. There is a commitment (#34) to more school streets (timed closures at the start and end of the school day), although most schools in the area already have this. There is also a commitment (#35) to work with local communities to make our streets safer, greener and healthier. This could include a range of measures such safer junctions and crossings, but also potentially low traffic interventions. I hope that helps. We had a local hustings last night and it was clear to me that no party in attendance was ruling out further low traffic neighbourhoods, although I understand that the Conservatives (who were absent) will commit to this. Best wishes James

Hi all, Good to see there's some interest in this proposal, I'll be interested to see the results of the consultation. The idea initially came from the businesses on the street. Best wishes James

Thanks for coming Rachel, and everyone else too. I thought it was a really productive meeting - and great to see everyone getting on together so well :) Best wishes James

Hi LordshipLaneResident If you're a Goose Green resident, please email me on [email protected] with your address and any ref code and I'll look into it asap. If not, you can find your councillor here: https://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx? And, as you know, we're hosting a community meeting to all issues about waste. Next Tuesday at 7pm. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/CleanerED Best wishes James

Dear all, Yes, we can discuss any of these things. As much as possible, I want the meeting to be shaped by the issues people choose to raise. Looking forward to seeing you there! James

Hi all, Thanks for everyone's comments. I think we can discuss all of these issues. And all Goose Green residents are very welcome! Best wishes James

Hi all, I'm really sorry to hear about everyone's terrible experiences with the Royal Mail service over Christmas, and more generally. When I've raised concerns on behalf of constituents with the Royal Mail, it tends to result in short-term improvements but the problems soon re-emerge. They try to excuse the recent problems with 'covid' but frankly, this has been an issue for longer than the pandemic and it's not as though they could not have anticipated this being an issue over Christmas. We are now almost two years into the pandemic, after all. Instead, the real cause is the closure of East Dulwich sorting office and other cost-cutting schemes. I met with Helen Hayes MP today to discuss this issue. As mentioned above, she has done a lot of work on this, including raising the issue in parliament. We're looking to escalate the issue further so please watch this space. As always, if you're a Goose Green resident and you have anything to raise (on this issue or others!) please do drop me an email: [email protected] Best wishes James

Hi all, I'm really sorry to hear about all the issues that everyone is experiencing with Royal Mail. I've had issues myself and I'm getting lots of emails about it too. In the past, I've managed to get the Royal Mail to sort out their services after complaints to those in senior positions but it seems to only work for a short while. This is not a sustainable solution. As you know, this has been a big problem since the Royal Mail was privatised and the new private owners decided to sell off the company's assets, including our SE22 sorting office on Sylvester Road. It's clear now that this experiment has been a total failure. For what it's worth, this is not the fault of the local posties, who are working incredibly hard despite the difficult context and who share the same frustrations as local residents. I hope to get back to you with more updates in the new year. Helen Hayes MP is also doing a lot of work on this in her role too. Best wishes James

I think we both know that I did not say that... Best wishes James

Hi CPR Dave Me: "The data show that traffic on EDG central has fallen while traffic on EDG east has risen" You: "That only makes sense if all of the additional traffic in "EDG east" stats and finishes before the counter at the health centre." No, this is not correct. Traffic going between EDG east and EGD central has almost certainly risen. But traffic between EDG central and MG (north and south) has fallen more than the rise in traffic between EDG central and EDG east. So this produces an overall net reduction in traffic on EDG central. Best wishes James