[Lilly]

Originally Posted by garinda

Lilly, the very first post I remember reading of your's on this forum, was when you said you'd been at the count on election night, and you were scathing of the behaviour of the Labour councillors. Is there perhaps a little political bias on your side, regarding this issue?

As for myself, I have no political affiliations to any party.

I've lived in London under a Labour council, Lambeth, which was dire, and I've also been a resident under Tory held Wandsworth, which was excellent. Indeed, as good as Labour held Glasgow, another place I've lived.

This isn't about party politics. This is about someone so naive, that his idea of a name change for the borough, a sort of expensive Emperor's new clothes, is the most stupid, and costly idea that has ever locally been mooted.

And don't forget, as Greg Pope said earlier in this thread, come election time, we'll all still be living in the constituency of
H-Y-N-D-B-U-R-N-!

Garinda, my point was not whether or not I agree with the name change. I've said that I'm not against it. I was simply making the point that anybody who is so vehemently against it should go to an area meeting. I respect anybody's views but if something is proposed that you don't agree with you need to make yourself heard properly, not only on Accy web. It's the same with people who don't go to vote and then complain that such a body has got in again. If you haven't voted you can't grumble. I'm not talking personally to you but to anybody who feels strongly against this or any other issue.
I would love to see a whole bunch of people chained to the railings. It would show that they are being proactive about it.
If it still goes ahead, well at least you tried and that's all you can do.