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Joined: 03/07/2007(UTC)
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I SEE IN THIS WEEK'S ILFORD RECORDER THAT THE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN THE DECISION TO CONSTRUCT MORE HOUSING IN SEVEN KINGS, IN WHAT IS THE MOST DEPRIVED AND HIGHLY DEVELOPED PART OF REDBRIDGE. WHAT IS SHOCKING IS THAT THE COUNCIL LEADERS (WHOSE COMPETENCY AND MOTIVES MUST BE QUESTIONED) VOTED FOR THIS ACTION IN PREFERENCE TO A COMMUNITY BUILD. THIS GROUP OF COUNCIL LEADERS HAS DONE NOTHING BUT TO CONTINUALLY RUN DOWN AREAS IN PARTS OF THE SOUTH OF THE BOROUGH WHILST MAINTAINING TO GREAT EXPENSE THOSE PLACES IN THE NORTH SUCH AS FAIRLOP, WOODFORD AND WANSTEAD. THE POVERTY GAP BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE BOROUGH WILL NEVER BE CLOSED BY THIS GROUP OF COUNCILLORS. THE TORIES WILL NEVER GET MANY VOTES IN THE SOUTH IN THE FUTURE, WHEN VOTING TORY EQUATES TO THE DESTRUCTION OF YOUR COMMUNITY!!!
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Joined: 08/11/2007(UTC)
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As far as i know there is more money spent in the the south of the borough than there is in the north thank you very much.
As well as that, are there not currently plans for:
1) A new leisure centre in Seven Kings
2) A new Library in Seven Kings
3) A new secondary school in Seven Kings, in the form of an Ark Academy
Plus there have been many plats and new residential units in the North of the borough to. For instance the Queen Mary Gate project, creating hundreds of new homes in the heart of South Woodford, in a place where there was plans for a community facility - A swimming pool.
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"Profile: Ilford South was traditionally a true marginal and a good bellwether seat, since 1951 it has been won by the party that went on to form the government in every election except 1992, when it was narrowly gained by Labour. Demographic changes however mean it now appears to have become a safe Labour seat.
Ilford South was always less Conservative than its northern partner. This is a densely packed residential seat without the Essex countryside of Ilford North, it is less affluent, the housing less desirable. In many ways it resembles its neighbour East Ham more than Ilford North. Most notably it now has a very large ethnic population, comparable with seats like Bethnal Green and Bow. It is the 7th most Hindu and 11th most Muslim seat in the country. Ilford is perhaps still associated with the suburban essex part of London, but demographic change has since made this seat part of ethnically diverse east London."
is it possible that ilford south is a victim of it's own making with it's residents aligning themselves with their neighbours to the south and west. i lived in the north of the borough until the boundary changes and suddenly found myself in "enemy" territory. with 2 distinct parts of the borough it's hardly surprising that harmony will be hard to achieve.
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Joined: 16/09/2007(UTC)
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Ilford South was once the "toff spot", along side the north. It does seem odd that the issues raised now were the same raised a while after the 1992 elections.
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 20/11/2007(UTC)
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Can I muddy the "waters" still further by pointing out that of the 21 Ward Panels are now split by three and we have the north middle and the south areas, represented by different police Inspectors. It would be very interesting to see a map of the Borough with all the new builds over the last say 5 years on it and all the schools and other supporting stuff, that would be interesting. We must have lost a lot of space over the last few years.
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