Green Lanes as case study in new enviro-crime busters report

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on June 8, 2011 at 13:40

The amendments in red reminded me of the Romans Go Home! sketch. 

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 8, 2011 at 14:11

:o)

Just get fed up with this council policy of expunging all mention of Harringay as a place. God knows where the idea that it doesn't exist as a place came from.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on June 8, 2011 at 15:11

There's no such policy. It's just that  . . .  what did you say the place was called?

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 8, 2011 at 15:15

I'm assuming that since the Cabinet member for environment says it so, that's pretty much as good as there being a policy. The whole Harringay Bridge banner thing is a case in point.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on June 8, 2011 at 16:13

"Policy" is a curious thing. Most of what the Council does is constrained and/or mandated by legislation. Or by external inspection bodies which say: "Bow" and councillors are supposed to say: "How low?"

Of course, "Policy" can also mean some computer file or sheets of paper whch are "rolled-out" or "launched" - and then sit in a drawer.

And while any "Cabinet" member has a formal legal role - and that's important - it's questionable whether they make the Council's policy.  Some of them do have a few foibles - like disliking balconies. Which can be a problem. But mostly the senior officers are able to work round this.

Sometimes it's like the old joke:

Q: Why did the auditor cross the road?

A: Because in the file its says they crossed the road last year.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 8, 2011 at 16:34

Mmmm, but this issue has as far as I'm aware been unconstrained by any legislation. As you know, decisions are regularly delegated so that policy on under the radar issues like this can be and, as understand it is, influenced by individual foible.

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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on June 8, 2011 at 17:30

Let's follow this individual foible to its logical conclusion. Let's humbly petition the Green Lanes Strategy Group to launch/roll out a consultation to canv(er)ass our opinions on a brand new name-change:

A. Harrankara

B. Harrizmir

C. HarrinGaziantep

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Permalink Reply by John D on June 8, 2011 at 17:35

Harringrad

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