Vincent Stops
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@VincentStops
20 years working in the politics & policy of streets. 16 years chairing Hackney’s planning comm. Committed to saving London’s bus services & better streets.
Work on City of London cycleway to proceed but floating bus stop fear remains The scheme was halted last September after concerns were raised about the risks the bus stops pose to the visually impaired My London mylondon.news/news/transport…
EXC w/@benellery: Zack Polanski has admitted he did not vote in last week’s local elections. The Green leader indicated through a spokesman he cast a postal vote in Hackney and publicly told the mayoral candidate: “You have my vote”. thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
🙄 @RachelMillward just confirmed on #BBCQT that she will not let new Hackney councillor Ifhat Shaheen “continue to represent” @TheGreenParty after Fiona Bruce “accused” Ifhat of asking if “Zionist funding was behind the far-right marches of Tommy Robinson”… who IS a Zionist!
EXCLUSIVE from @fintan_03 and @benellery Zack Polanski has admitted he did not vote in last week’s local elections The Green Party leader had previously indicated through a spokesman that he had cast a postal vote in Hackney before spending polling day in Wales, and had publicly told the east London borough’s mayoral candidate: “You have my vote” However, after inquiries by The Times, the party confirmed on Thursday that he had in fact not registered to vote in the elections because of fears for his safety Polanski had pledged his support to Zoë Garbett, the Green candidate for Hackney mayor, telling her “you have my vote” in a campaign video released on May 3 “One consequence of the heightened intrusion and safety risk he faces was that Zack did not register to vote in the most recent local elections,” a spokesman said The party said Polanski had faced “extreme and distressing press intrusion” since becoming leader, including “antisemitic cartoons” and journalists “doorstepping family members”, and was now in discussions with police and local authorities about registering anonymously thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
The real world: Polanski apologised and admitted he lived on the boat. It’s over. But back in toytown:
Guys, nobody cares that Zack Polanski didn’t pay council tax on a boat he lived on from time to time. Nobody even knows you’re meant to pay council tax on a boat. Get a grip.
