Southwark Labour forced to refund nearly £500,000 after illegal fines scandal
As reported in The Standard, Southwark Council is refunding almost half a million pounds after wrongly fining thousands of...
18 Aug 2025
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£171,000 taxpayer cash spent on “vanity project” app that just 0.3% of Southwark population use
An FOI has revealed that the council has spent £171,000 to date on the Betterpoints app, branded a “vanity project” by the...
13 Aug 2025
£1,000 of taxpayer cash spent on Labour Council Leader’s resignation party
A freedom of information request has revealed that taxpayers coughed up £1,088.52 for former Southwark Council Leader Cllr Keiron Williams’ resignation party, held in July.
11 Aug 2025
Fight to save Walworth’s 24/7 police front counter “not over”, say Southwark Lib Dems
Southwark Liberal Democrats have reacted to the news that Walworth’s police front counter – the last in Southwark – is not one of the 18 set to close entirely across London following their campaign to save it.
7 Aug 2025
More Major Works Scandals Need Investigating, Say Lib Dems
Southwark Liberal Democrats have formally asked that the issues on the Chilton Grove Estate are formally looked at by OSC, following the damning reports into the Canada Estate, Devon Mansions, and Kirby Estate major works scandals.
6 Aug 2025
Liberal Democrats Back School Recycling Campaign With Petition
To mark the end of Love Parks Week, the Southwark Liberal Democrats have launched a petition backing a campaign from local school children to install recycling bins in Southwark Park, following letters they had written to the council.
1 Aug 2025