Posted by: Closed Circuit
05/08/2011South Liverpool Homes’ junior board members call her a fairy godmother, while Closed Circuit fondly remembers her dressing up as a Christmas pudding.
But now Julie Fadden has added another string to her bow.
The chief executive of South Liverpool Homes has been chosen as one of Liverpool’s 20 radical heroes and will be immortalised in a set of banners to be plastered across the city. The competition, funded by Liverpool Council, saw community groups nominate a radical figure from their local area to make up the top 20.
Closed Circuit is fairly convinced that it was the pudding outfit wot swung it - even John Lennon at his most radical shied away from confectionary-related fancy dress.
And so to the news that the Duke of Cambridge has politely declined to back Inside Housing’s Get on our Land campaign, which aims to get more land brought forward for new housing.
Or rather a press flunkie said: ‘The duke does already have a number of charitable commitments and combining these with HRH’s workload as a search and rescue pilot can be demanding. For these reasons, and after careful consideration, we have decided to decline your request.’
Clearly the duke’s multitasking is not up to scratch. What better way to scout out prime development spots than while cruising at 5,000 feet?
erhaps he could start with a quick sortie over the family manor, starting with gran’s 106,000 hectares of agricultural land and the 53,628 hectares owned by his dad.
In turbulent times it’s good to know that the social housing regulator is determined to do everything it can to make a difference.
However, social landlords might be surprised at the type of interventions the Tenant Services Authority has in mind. In its annual report, published at the end of last month, the housing watchdog states that it aims to make sure that its ongoing restructure ‘does not divert resources from ensuring that business as usual suffers’.
Closed Circuit hopes that the line is a typo rather than a statement of intent.
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Chris | 08/08/2011 9:45 am
Such a cheap shot at our hard-working Royals. Their landownership is completely justified. We the people bought it for them, so it is justly theirs!
Indeed, if taking the right to a decent home away from the people is required so that we can carry on footing the bill for these fine ambassadors of all things British, then it is a price worth paying, in exactly the same way as Osbourne is right to keep playing in a theme park and Cameron is right to be stiffing minimum wage earning catering staff, whilst the world goes to hell in a handbasket.
All things in proportion CC!
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