David is being his usual silly self again. As well as investing MORE money in local parks and leisure it is now being run as a more professional operation, something that was actually acknowledged by his OWN party at last week's Borough Council meeting. Prior to the new contract, for example, the local authority had just ONE officer assigned to working on the old CIP contract, such was its lack of interest in this area of its operation.There are several projects in the pipeline to upgrade and improve our leisure provision, not least a new leisure hub in Isleworth. A motion welcoming the improvements was supported at Borough Council by all the councillors present - including David's colleagues (and his wife) in the Labour Group.As for the "local people" remark, I am speechless. It beggars belief that this should come from the spokesperson of a party which couldn't tolerate local people running their own residents' associations, civic groups and community safety organisations unless they held a Labour Party membership card. It was on this very issue, remember, that the last local election was fought and lost (by the party he represents)!The man's front is breathtaking.
Phil Andrews ● 6388d