A substantial new report on Ealing Council’s record in Southall landed this week, and it deserves your attention.
What Happened to Southall? is published by Community Powered Reporting, a volunteer resident-led research group, and it covers waste, housing, asset disposal, health, democratic accountability and pension fund investments — with extensive sourcing from council documents, FOI responses, and public data.
I haven’t read every page yet, but what I have read is rigorous, well-evidenced, and pulls together a picture that many of us have been building piece by piece for years. Southall Stories features prominently in the endnotes, which reflects the work this community has put into holding the council to account.
With local elections six weeks away, the timing matters. Read it at communitypoweredreporting.co.uk.
I hope to see and meet some of you later today at the report’s official launch event.
📣 THIS FRIDAY
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE
Join Community Powered Reporting for the launch of their first report - a resident-led analysis examining Ealing Council’s failures to meet Southall’s needs.
From fly-tipping to half built homes to the closure of children’s centres; join us on Friday to discuss the findings this data-driven report and to workshop what we as a community can do next.
🗓️ Date: Friday 27th March 🕕 Time: 6pm - 8.30pm 📍 Venue: Saklatvala Hall, 22 Dominion Road, Southall, UB2 5AA
More information here: https://luma.com/wu4151lw
Through a kind donation, we have a small number of free tickets available on a first come, first served basis. Please email us with ‘ticket’ in the subject and your name in the body of the email if you would like to be added to our guest list.
