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Lib Dems slam Labour after Southwark is fined for yet more maladministration by housing ombudsman
The housing ombudsman has order Southwark to pay nearly £2,000 in compensation for two cases of maladministration.
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Bike and car theft “effectively decriminalised” in Southwark as only 1.1% of cases end up in charge, Lib Dems reveal
Southwark Liberal Democrats revealed via an FOI that from 2020 to 2022, just 1.1% of all bike and care theft cases resulted in a charge.
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Southwark Lib Dems call on Government to let people seeking asylum work
Southwark Council passed a council motion backing calls for the Government to give people seeking asylum the right to work in the UK.
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Lib Dems secure meaningful action on damp and mould in Southwark
The Lib Dem group in Southwark has forced the council to commit to an improved response to damp and mould, after years of consistent failure in tackling the issue.
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Labour Reject Lib Dem Plan to Clean Up Southwark
At last night’s Southwark Council Assembly, Labour chose to reject a Liberal Democrat plan to clean up the streets. In the wake of shocking reports of a light touch approach to litter and…
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Southwark Council spending £40,000 a year on full council meetings, Lib Dems reveal
Southwark Lib Dems have revealed the enormous cost of holding full council meetings, with £64,000 spent on 10 meetings since covid restrictions ended.
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Lib Dems demand proactive approach to damp and mould in Southwark to end Labour’s lacklustre response
The Liberal Democrat opposition in Southwark has submitted a motion to council assembly calling for more action in tackling and preventing damp and mould.
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Southwark Lib Dems call for action as ‘light touch’ council issues ZERO fines for litter
Southwark Council issued zero fines for litter in 2021/2022, imposed fines on only 2% of fly-tipping cases, and spent £983,000 on disposing of fly-tipped waste in the last year.
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Southwark Lib Dems demand honesty as Labour housing target exposed as “unfunded fantasy”
Southwark’s housing director has revealed that the council does not have the money to meet Labour’s commitment of 11,000 new homes by 2043.
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“End the Rat Tax” say Southwark Lib Dems as rat infestations increase by 90% after council doubled inspection fee
Rat infestations in Southwark increased a huge 90% in the same year the council doubled the fee for pest control inspections.
