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From the Southall Big Plan AGM in 2017

Some perennial problems that our elected representatives seem to be unable - or unwilling - to do anything about.

Some things never change!

Priority from nine years ago - clean streets!

Julian Bell's Ten Year Plan.

40% 'affordable homes' then. 30% 'genuinely affordable homes 'now.

Toilets?!

'We care about Southall', they say.

That must be why they handed it over to the developers, and turned into a concrete jungle.

Encouraging people to take more exercise by building 14,800 new homes in 23 new developments in Southall over the next few years.

14 units over 10 stories high, and 7 over 20 stories high. Up to 40,000 new residents (and their cars!).

If you think traffic is bad now....

Tar odours from FM Conway causing nuisance and nausea since 2014.

Who knew?

'I wish I lived in the town you describe'!

Julian Bell blaming it all on Tory cuts, then proposing to do the Tories' services cutting for them.

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