In 2018 Damian White made the taxpayer funded Living in Havering a Conservative Party newsletter. The latest HRA edited magazine is going the same way.1
Ray Morgon, or is it Gillian Ford?2 has written an article on the introduction of ULEZ in Havering. It’s a biased political statement.
They begin their rant, “The expansion of the zone has been incredibly unpopular in outer-London boroughs.” Morgon-Ford depend on the ravings of Twitter and Conservative propaganda for their opinions. Redbridge Council, an outer-London borough, in their version of Living In Havering,3 place ULEZ as their 8th item in a single sentence, “The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be Londonwide from Tuesday, 29 August 2023.” Redbridge inform residents about matters of direct concern to them, not party-politics at the taxpayers’ expense.
Morgon-Ford keep on digging, “Unfortunately, the scheme is only available to those that live in London, so people and businesses outside of the borough that need to drive in for work, are not eligible for any support.”
They want Londoners to pay for the upgrading of Brentwood residents’ cars.4 HRA want to increase the GLA precept to subsidise Conservative county councils. If they think ULEZ is unpopular, they want to try that one.
HRA’s Living In Havering is taxpayer funded and shouldn’t be a party-political propaganda sheet. If they want to know what a proper Council magazine looks they should read Redbridge Update.
Notes
1 ULEZ rolls out to Havering, knife arrests in Romford, fly-tipper caught and fined (govdelivery.com)
2 Gillian Ford has emerged as the PR face of the administration with numerous TV and media appearances.
3 Latest news and updates from Redbridge Council – 12hedonic@gmail.com – Gmail (google.com) The lead item is GCSE results
4 Brentwood council tax bands & costs 2023/24 They pay £120 p.a. less than Havering for a band D property
Politics in Havering 
Chris,
It still is a Conservative Party Newsletter J and if it’s considered to be from the Administration, then our Labour Group is part of it.
Worrying times, I think L.
Jeff
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The assumption must be that as is it an administration magazine then it reflects the coalition’s attitude. That is HRA and Labour.
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Ulez has a silent majority in favour or who are ambivalent. If they all made a noise in favour, Morgan would probably toggle to them, but at moment it’s typical populist behaviour from Morgan and co in supporting a noisy minority.
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I absolutely agree with this statement. They never seem to mention the 6% of Havering residents that die from air pollution do they? Or, the 1000s who have respiratory problems which wreck their lives..
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