Where is Councillor Tammy Hymas????

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Permalink Reply by Liz on Wednesday

Cllr Hymas did indeed take the post of councillor and is now Cabinet Member for Housing

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Permalink Reply by D Jones on Wednesday

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Obviously far too busy and important to reply to people who live in the Ward they represent.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton yesterday

Hi D Jones,
I've never met Cllr Hymas.

I do remember how hard it was (several times in my life) to join a complicated organisation. Especially a borough Council - if it is being asked  to go through large political and organisational changes - which I assume the Green Party is introducing.

A different example. I once found myself an (unpaid)  Local Authority Governor of a failing Haringey school.
By chance I came across an article by a former friend of mine. She made it sound a near impossible task - which would take many long years. My ex-friend was mistaken.
Vital factors why she was wrong included: the head and teachers; my governor colleagues; most parents and children welcomed and supported the turnaround. 

None of them began by predicting failure. Nobody involved used words like far too busy
or not important.

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Permalink Reply by D Jones yesterday

I am sure it's pretty easy to set up an auto-reply if you are that overwhelmed with emails

But silence just makes it seems like the person doesn't care.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton yesterday

Hi D.Jones,

My name is Alan which I use. When I work on my computer I'm in a room overlooking the street outside our house.
You may have seen that I posted at least three times that I've answered my phone to hear a female voice saying it's "Emma"; an "Ai assistant", to a voluntary agency that seeks my cash donation.
If you read these posts you're probably bored to irritation by this information.

Of course Emma doesn't get bored. Emma doesn't care.

I do get irritated with the agency that bought the fake "Emma". This is because I'm a human and want, need, and enjoy contact with other humans. I've been lucky all my life to work where I meet people. Even my early job serving ina green grocers. 

Is "Emma" anything more than an advanced  and very sophisticated Auto-reply machine?

I will make you a confession. In the many years I was an elected  as a Haringey local councillor I had email and got letters. But had no auto reply on my home landline.  I've never had my own or a Council mobile.
We councillors had a system of speaking in person with residents who came to  what were called "advice surgeries".
Mine were in a room at Marcus Garvey Library in Tottenham. I often shared these with another councillor; most often with former Cllr Bernice Vanier. Who was a very experienced councillor as well as being a nice person. We covered each other's absences. I enjoyed chatting with her as well as meeting residents. 

I hope the Green Party will operate some face to face; person to person system like this. Sometimes residents joined the library when they came to see us. Some came with their kids. and I gave them some kid's books from the used/withdrawn/ for sale pile, While we spoke to their parent. They cou;d take them home if they wanted.   

But it's still early days, isn't it? I wish the Greens well.

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