Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
WHO are London’s parks for? … an article in the Financial Times
SHORTLY before the May local election, the-then Cabinet Member for Parks (Councillor Arkell) attended a Cabinet Member Signing. She gave instruction and permission for the relevant Haringey director to bind this council—and the next one to be elected in 2030—into another five-year deal with the disgraced, exploitative and monopolistic Live Nation global conglomerate.
As the council's current deal with Live Nation's local arm (Festival Republic) still has two years to run, there was no urgency for this. However, someone must have been anxious to try to lock this up before the election. This, in the hope and belief that it would bind the partners in the cosy "partnership" arrangement for the next 7 (seven) years.
This was democracy, Haringey Labour-style.
It is unclear whether or not the Director has yet tied the hands of the council.
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In this context, a recent Financial Times article by Sarah Langford is relevant ~
Who are London’s parks for?
Tags for Forum Posts: Festival Republic, Financial Times, Finsbury Park, Live Nation, Sarah Langford, WHO are London Parks for?
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Permalink Reply by Jamie Harper
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It's an interesting claim to the moral high ground when it requires depriving a journalist of income instead of making the argument yourself.
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton
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Jamie Harper, I expect you've read or at least skimmed Clive Carter's posts on HoL about the massive waste of millions in public money in dubious property deals.
I don't see any claim whatever by Clive to what you call "the moral high ground". It is also plain that during his four years as a councillor Clive did not needlessly fritter away large or even small sums of public money. But as an active private citizen Clive Carter did research and write about dodgy Council property transactions. He also shot and edited two video films about one of the sites, including obtaining interviews on site with someone then legitimately managing an empty factory owned by Haringey Council.Working with another resident, Martin Ball, Clive went on to shoot and edit more video showing some of the damage to Finsbury Park caused during the music events. All of the work by Clive, Martin and others, was in their own time using equipment. bought by Clive and at no cost to Haringey Borough.
Not wishing to be unfair to you, Jamie, I am unaware of any similar publicly motivated free projects you have engaged in within Haringey. But if you are willing to supply me details and your real name, I would gladly credit you and urge people to look them up and pay close attention.
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You still playing the 'I don't understand' game, Alan?
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Jamie,
Genchi Genbutsu is a Japanese principle meaning “go and see for yourself,”
emphasizing firsthand observation at the actual sites where ... problems occurred.Please go back and re-read the information on Haringey property mis-dealings detailed by Clive Carter and others. These were referred by auditors to the Police. Do you really think exposing losses of £millions by Haringey residents is some sort of "game"?
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You are off on one of your rambling narrative broadcasts, Alan. I cant keep up with the changes of topic and find last century's management aphorisms are best left in airport bookstores and lounges. I know I have suggested several browser functions to you in the past (text to speech/ readers etc). They might help should you ever actually want to understand what people write.
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