Labour Councillors have fostered a culture where failure is accepted and Lambeth residents are paying the price. The below stories give you a small taste of the lack of seriousness with which Labour approach governing Lambeth - they are just too comfy!
- Labour’s housing budget has overspent due, in part, to the amount of money spent fighting residents in court (and paying out compensation). The Brixton Buzz reports on this sad state of affairs here
- Lambeth council found to have gone outside normal procedure in awarding a contract to the son of a director. Labour aren’t providing proper oversight: MyLondon reports on the scandal here
- Locals in Brixton are sick of the lack of public amenities. Residents have had to resort to their own signage to discourage public urination: LondonNewsOnline reports on the situation here
- Almost 1,000 parking tickets were handed out each day in Lambeth. It makes you wonder: are they incapable of putting up clear street signage, is it a ploy to plug holes in their budget, or (as they would say) it is your fault. LondonWorld reports further here
- With the classic lack of compassion we have come to expect from Labour's Lambeth Council, a fine is handed out to the grieving family of a man after they accidentally missed an LTN sign (Signs that many people miss even at the best of times). The tin-eared central planners are forcing the family to go through a bureaucratic process of appeal. You can read the full story at LondonNewsOnline
- The BBC detailed how Lambeth were forced to repay driving fines due to their confusing road signs Lambeth Council reimburses £100,000 in driving fines
- BDOnline reported on a former Labour MP (would you believe it!) calling out the Labour-run council for abuse of power: Lambeth council accused of ‘abuse of power’ over approval for Make South Bank scheme
- The Brixton Buzz highlight the frightenting amount of complaints which Labour-run Lambeth receive in short periods of time: Lambeth Council receives more than 9,000 complaints from residents in a six month period with housing repair issues topping the list
- The Brixton Buzz reported on Lambeth Council being forced to apologise after breaking due process and running roughshod over the consent process: Lambeth Council apologises for maladministration in allowing Festival Republic to proceed without consent
- Another survey out showing that Lambeth is near the top of the pack for complaints, not the podium result you want to see as a resident: Survey: Lambeth is the second most complained about council in England
- LondonNewsOnline exposed Lambeth Council's callous approach to vulnerable residents: Lambeth council worker advised homeless woman to move back with parents that were ‘dangerous’
- The Housing Ombudsman issued a report (yes, another one) this time on the sorry state of Lambeth's complaint handling procedures: Housing Ombudsman issues Special Report on Lambeth’s complaint handling
- The long-running saga of POP Brixton is a case study on Council mismanagement. The Brixton Buzz has run a series of articles over the last decade on the failings: Loss-Making Pop Brixton set for yet another lease extension beyond November 2022 as Lambeth Council plans long term for the Brixton Rec Quarter
Lambeth seem to have a strategy of "ignore problems and they go away", even their complaint handling procedures are worthy of complaint.