Guy may have a point.
'Anyway it helped I think to actually get council officers coming here, Few of them live anywhere near: one of these in Lambeth (I think) and the other out in Berks or Bucks. I think that is a problem for the council. Someone (anonymous) from Lampton 360 told me not one of the top 20 people lived in Hounslow Borough. Don't know if that's true but doesn't surprise me. I think that is a problem, but it was good chatting with these two and I hope they learned something!'This little nugget in Guy Lambert's blog caught my eye. Those of us who have been kicking around for some years well may think that the way the council operates is vastly different - and of course there are many factors that contribute to that, finances, governance etc. But there was a time when a lot of people who worked at LBH lived in the borough, many having been born and bred here as well. I think it really helps when the people delivering the services know the area where they are working and that there is a certain 'ownership' that makes all the difference. It really bugs me when talking to a council officer about a local issue they really are not familiar with the area, but persist in telling you you haven't a bloody clue what you're on about, even though you have lived there for many years. Obviously you can't demand that a condition of employment is residence in the borough, but it does give food for thought and perhaps explain why things take so long to resolve or get someone to actually take notice of?
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