St George’s Day At The Guildhall – Chris Hayward & Helen Fentimen Fake Competence, Lady Mayor Sue Langley Leads The City Council On A Walk Of Shame

At 11.59pm on the night before yesterday’s full council meeting, ‘leader’ Chris Hayward and Community and Children’s Services Committee (CCS) chair Helen Fentimen sent all council members a gaslighting email that followed their patented line in spin by emphasising “already underway improvements,” in an attempt to shift attention from both individual and leadership accountability and responsibility for housing failures. The message read in part: Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of the Court of Common Council, we wanted to update you on the strong and growing momentum in our housing programme – an area where the City Corporation is demonstrating leadership at a time of significant pressure on housing delivery across London, and where the voice of our residents must remain central to everything we do… The opening of Black Raven Court, providing 66 high-quality social homes on the City/Islington border, is a clear example of how we are translating ambition into delivery. In a challenging…