The Liberal Democrats have said Zipcar’s withdrawal from London raises serious questions about City Hall’s approach to transport and the support given to car-sharing schemes.
Residents on council estates in Surrey Docks have been left without reliable heating and hot water for months during winter, following repeated failures in communal heating systems.
Southwark Labour MP Neil Coyle’s claim that the government’s local government settlement leaves Southwark with a “£38 million boost” has been exposed as misleading at a meeting of the council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee last night (7th January).
New reports seen by the Southwark Liberal Democrats show that Thaxted Court and Damory House on the Abbeyfield Estate have severe structural weaknesses and “concrete cancer”.
The Labour Government yesterday confirmed the results of its so-called “fair funding” review – which was set to impose swingeing cuts to local government funding in London.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that Labour-run Southwark Council received 12,311 complaints in 2024/2025, with the latest monthly figures suggesting that figure will be surpassed this year.
