Town Twinning - Cllr Joe Ejiofor's secret "Leaders" plan revealed - Harringay online2024-03-29T13:25:40Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/town-twinning-cllr-joe-ejiofor-s-secret-leaders-plan-revealed?commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1151199&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAn update.
I hear that Ejiof…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-03-01:844301:Comment:11527842019-03-01T01:57:32.930ZAlan Stantonhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AlanStanton
<p>An update. </p>
<p>I hear that Ejiofor's Town-twinning nonsense may shortly be for the chop. Though I don't know whether this is due to an outbreak of common sense; or because the foreign "dignitaries" aren't keen. Either way, if this news is confirmed, it means there'll be £20k available - or maybe double that - for real things. Filling a few more potholes for instance, or fixing some children's play equipment in a park.<br></br><br></br>As you can see from the paper I posted, effort and time had…</p>
<p>An update. </p>
<p>I hear that Ejiofor's Town-twinning nonsense may shortly be for the chop. Though I don't know whether this is due to an outbreak of common sense; or because the foreign "dignitaries" aren't keen. Either way, if this news is confirmed, it means there'll be £20k available - or maybe double that - for real things. Filling a few more potholes for instance, or fixing some children's play equipment in a park.<br/><br/>As you can see from the paper I posted, effort and time had already been wasted on this vanity project. If Joe Ejiofolly continues his antics it will start to make the other Joe's bozo logo look not so absurd! <br/><br/>None of this has any relationship to the realities of problems faced by local residents. They deserve better than a vain buffoon hosting "dignitaries" flying pointlessly around the planet to collect "freedom of the borough" at a special council meeting. (Which also has an unnecessary cost simply to hold.)</p> Alan
We always go on the tra…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-02-18:844301:Comment:11511992019-02-18T16:44:41.556ZSally Billothttps://harringayonline.com/profile/SallyBillot
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<p>We always go on the train and have done since Eurostar started. ~Didn't get elected to the Council till 1994..............</p>
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<p>We always go on the train and have done since Eurostar started. ~Didn't get elected to the Council till 1994..............</p>
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<p>Sally</p> Thanks, Sally. That was my im…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-02-17:844301:Comment:11511642019-02-17T23:46:59.888ZAlan Stantonhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AlanStanton
<p>Thanks, Sally. That was my impression from what Sheila Peacock has said a couple of years ago. In any case I'm doubtful about simply taking an old list.<br></br><br></br>As you'll have noticed there are several uncosted items in Joe Ejiofor's list which could take his proposed scheme well over budget.<br></br>This is against a general background of some highly unpleasant cuts decisions forced on local Councils across the country. However bad things will be in the coming financial year, it looks far…</p>
<p>Thanks, Sally. That was my impression from what Sheila Peacock has said a couple of years ago. In any case I'm doubtful about simply taking an old list.<br/><br/>As you'll have noticed there are several uncosted items in Joe Ejiofor's list which could take his proposed scheme well over budget.<br/>This is against a general background of some highly unpleasant cuts decisions forced on local Councils across the country. However bad things will be in the coming financial year, it looks far worse for 2021-2022. <br/><br/>I wasn't on the Council in 1990, but you may have been and in any case probably know about the massive cuts then which which hit Haringey like many other Councils. As I recall there needed to be long rancorous meetings with line-by-line examination of every budget item. Leading to massive cuts simply to balance the books.<br/><br/>So, fast forward, and it's hardly the right time for the Council to take on inessential new financial obligations which, frankly, look like Joe's Vanity Projects.<br/><br/>A small point: I assume you and the Livry twinning people use trains. The others may not. With the collapse of cheap air travel we may be coming to an end of the cheap flights era.<br/><br/>It looks too as though we may see the end of UK access to subsidised EU programmes where professionals moved around Europe positively swapping experience and ideas.</p> Alan
For your information Ha…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-02-17:844301:Comment:11511472019-02-17T19:40:33.639ZSally Billothttps://harringayonline.com/profile/SallyBillot
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<p>For your information Haringey-Livry Friendship Association which has been in place since the town-twinning agreement was signed in 1977 is completely self-financing. I have been a member since the 80s. The support and recognition from Haringey Council over the years has been negligible, if not non-existent....</p>
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<p>For your information Haringey-Livry Friendship Association which has been in place since the town-twinning agreement was signed in 1977 is completely self-financing. I have been a member since the 80s. The support and recognition from Haringey Council over the years has been negligible, if not non-existent....</p>
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<p>Sally</p> Let me guess, John D, that Ha…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-02-14:844301:Comment:11503992019-02-14T16:44:45.259ZAlan Stantonhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AlanStanton
<p>Let me guess, John D, that Haringey may be able to find a few "Dignitaries" from elsewhere prepared to ignore dumped mattresses, rubbish bags, litter, fridges, etc. Some civic freeloaders prepared to overlook the food banks and homeless people, while they enjoy visiting Spurs and Ally Pally; free meals; free hotels; free coach trips; and free taxis to the airport. <br></br><br></br>Which still poses some obvious questions. Like: is it the best use of £20k? (And likely to be considerably more).…</p>
<p>Let me guess, John D, that Haringey may be able to find a few "Dignitaries" from elsewhere prepared to ignore dumped mattresses, rubbish bags, litter, fridges, etc. Some civic freeloaders prepared to overlook the food banks and homeless people, while they enjoy visiting Spurs and Ally Pally; free meals; free hotels; free coach trips; and free taxis to the airport. <br/><br/>Which still poses some obvious questions. Like: is it the best use of £20k? (And likely to be considerably more). Bearing in mind that the 2020-21 cuts are projected worse than 2019-20. And that even now we apparently don't have the money for front-line services. <br/>Remembering too, that one group of people continuing a previous twinning scheme have fundraised to do that. Why not others?<br/><br/>But perhaps there's also a wider question. Joe Ejiofor's proposal seems a rather traditional model of twinning - mayors/Leaders & with reciprocal dinners and trips. Is that the best one to resuscitate? <br/><br/>Hasn't Haringey moved on? Don't we have what you might call "people-twinning"? And maybe "dignitary" twinning has ignored a rather more interesting strength of our borough and indeed a feature of London. Because of email, and Skype and cheaper rail and air fares we have strong transnational links which could be more fruitful. <br/><br/>Perhaps we - and that includes me as well - might have been looking in the wrong places?</p> The difficulty might be in fi…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-02-14:844301:Comment:11503192019-02-14T08:46:23.176ZJohn Dhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JohnD
<p>The difficulty might be in finding some town that would actually want to be twinned with mattress dumping Haringey.</p>
<p>The difficulty might be in finding some town that would actually want to be twinned with mattress dumping Haringey.</p> Claims it’s a serious topic a…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-02-13:844301:Comment:11503552019-02-13T21:18:19.594ZDTWhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/DTW
<p>Claims it’s a serious topic and then resorts to calling the council leader names. Jesus wept.</p>
<p>Claims it’s a serious topic and then resorts to calling the council leader names. Jesus wept.</p> Matt, it is actually a seriou…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-02-13:844301:Comment:11500392019-02-13T17:04:09.320ZAlan Stantonhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AlanStanton
<p>Matt, it is actually a serious topic. And there are ways to advance it. But civic "dignitaries" flying to and fro for free grub and free booze and glad-handing Spurs, is hardly one of them. Though obviously it's the Ejiofoolish idea of how to make himself look important.</p>
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<p>Matt, it is actually a serious topic. And there are ways to advance it. But civic "dignitaries" flying to and fro for free grub and free booze and glad-handing Spurs, is hardly one of them. Though obviously it's the Ejiofoolish idea of how to make himself look important.</p>
<p></p> Sounds like quite a nice idea…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-02-12:844301:Comment:11500962019-02-12T12:56:16.479ZAmithttps://harringayonline.com/profile/Amit
<p>Sounds like quite a nice idea. </p>
<p>Sounds like quite a nice idea. </p> Can they please allocate Twin…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-02-12:844301:Comment:11500922019-02-12T09:00:14.704Zmatthttps://harringayonline.com/profile/mburge
Can they please allocate Twin Peaks ... happy to represent Haringey ... all expenses paid for of course
Can they please allocate Twin Peaks ... happy to represent Haringey ... all expenses paid for of course