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Achievement four: The Luton Summer Festival
No comments on Achievement four: The Luton Summer FestivalOn the 5th May 2011 I failed in my attempt to be re-elected to Luton Borough Council after eight years serving as an elected councillor. This article is part of a series of posts where I attempt to process what those eight years have meant for myself by asking the question “what did I achieve?” in that time. I remember the occasion well. The architects that Luton Borough Council had employed to come up with…
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Achievement three: A little bit of pavement in St George’s Square
On the 5th May 2011 I failed in my attempt to be re-elected to Luton Borough Council after eight years serving as an elected councillor. This article is part of a series of posts where I attempt to process what those eight years have meant for myself by asking the question “what did I achieve?” in that time. The first two achievements I have talked about in these posts have been a little insubstantial. They…
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Luton Borough Council attempts to rewrite history
A fortnight ago Luton Borough Council issued a press release that included a blatant attempt to rewrite history. Al-right, they weren’t attempting to claim that it was Harold who won the Battle of Hastings, that Henry VIII was a loyal and faithful husband, or that Genghis Khan was a meek and mild mannered sort of chap. It was a much more minor matter of limited local interest, but it was extremely irritating to members of…
