Not Wandsworth BC

Not the official twitter feed of Wandsworth Council but a look behind its doublespeak, misinformation and propaganda. Parody account.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

Together we can #KeepWandsworthCheap. If you have information about a service we can cut you can email in confidence

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@WandsWatch @wandbc @WandswrthLabour Politicians of all stripes would do well to be aware it takes just minutes to set up an anonymous twitter account. Strange how whichever set are in power object whilst whoever is in opposition will always retweet.

[River Watch @RiverlightW]

For those who care about #recycling & getting @wandbc to do more about it (that is, helping tax payers to be able to recycle more easily), here's a #petition to sign. Our council is currently 6th from the bottom among the 32 London Boroughs 😤 https://t.co/Y6AI9uZJvu #nineelms

[Emily Wintle @emily_wintle]

The proposals are to cut all the staff posts and ‘integrate’ the centre into the nursery. This will mean loss of many services including stay and play. It is in all essence a closure. And you call me mendacious @melanieham20?!

[Celia Blair @cajaz]

@notwandbc "Council to invest £3 million to be spent on Pavements and Roads" - newsletter from Conservatives but Inman Road tree roots still not removed?

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@peter_graham Sadiq supported the parent led campaign to stop children's centre closures if that is what you mean? I spoke with lots of conservative councillors about it too. Not an activist.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@peter_graham Very kind of you to so clearly illustrate why I was reticent for my identity to become known Peter. While investigating your assumption that I am a 'Labour troll' I assume you will also be looking into any past 'relationship' with your own party locally too.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@peter_graham @MUM_Wandsworth Nothing. But the last time I opposed a Wandsworth conservative plan using my personal twitter account the council press office tried to get me removed from my voluntary roles. Would prefer to avoid the hassle again.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@peter_graham @MUM_Wandsworth @emily_wintle @CllrFleur @alexabrown @DrRosena @clare_f @hectordenfield @TootingLabour @WandswrthLabour @TickleWilson @cllrandygibbons @JeremyAmbache @Jo_Earlsfield No matter. One O'Clock clubs were how I first encountered Wandsworth politics and now we are back to having to fight for them again.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@peter_graham @emily_wintle @CllrFleur @alexabrown @MUM_Wandsworth @DrRosena @clare_f @hectordenfield @TootingLabour @WandswrthLabour @TickleWilson @cllrandygibbons @JeremyAmbache @Jo_Earlsfield Hold on this makes no sense. How could it have worked as a nursery with Stay & Play (plan pre-JR) then?

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@steffisutters @peter_graham Yet somehow Cllr Govindia was able to 'magic' up a £10 million local improvement fund right before the local elections. Maybe use some of that?

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

More children's centre closure news! Triangle Children's Centre to get the axe. Thanks to Cllr P. Graham for clarifying, completely accurately (ahem) that this is the fault of some pesky judges who, er, specifically said we COULD use buildings on the commons for Stay & Play.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@peter_graham How can the plan have funded it when it was never put in place Peter?

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@peter_graham So as it isn't a nursery, but a stay & play facility, the JR doesn't prohibit it's current use does it? So it isn't being "taken away by a legal ruling" but by your decision to close it because the JR scuppers the plan to save ££ by letting it to a nursery.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@peter_graham Is it a nursery now?

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

But never mind as Cllr Graham explains, a children's centre isn't really very useful anyway. It's not as if, an expensive external survey we commissioned a couple of years ago revealed this was one of the busiest children's centres and that stay & play was very important.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

@dwkni Well done to Marcus indeed. He is @rawkus_marcus

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

Yes, yes this is a new approach not the latest in a long line of 'reorganisations' that have seen Wandsworth children's centres turned into private nurseries & crazy golf courses. https://t.co/uXG2YUDWTL

[Wandsworth Council @wandbc]

Thrive represents a new approach to services in Wandsworth for families with young children. It aims to address inequalities and give families the help they need, when they need it. Let us know what you think via our online consultation https://t.co/dCzNGLCsNq

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

Lovely to hear that conservative Councillor Dr Byrne fully embraced the spirit of our new 'Diversity Month' at last night's commitee meeting by sharing his p̶r̶e̶j̶u̶d̶i̶c̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ knowledge of the Travelling community.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

Apalling sensationalism by the press about our rebranding of 'Black History month' as 'diversity month'. Residents are advised that "this is simply a name change...which has not affected the wide ranging celebration of black history" via events such as, er, Italian story time.

[Not Wandsworth BC @notwandbc]

News from last night's finance committee on how our wonderful Wandsworth conservatives will deliver on their recent election promises of low council tax and better services with, um, council tax increases and service cuts #cutscutscuts