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23-Jul-2006 What a load of Rubbish
Refuse collections seem to have gone mad, and everyone is blaming everyone else.
But what's the real story?
06-May-2006 New Council for Harrow
The Conservatives have taken over Harrow Council very convincingly.
19-Apr-2006 Pre-election public meeting
HCTC arranged an opportunity for everyone to meet representatives for all
the parties contesting the Council Elections in May. A full St Alban's Church
hall questioned . Rowan
Langley (Green), Chris Mote (Conservative),
Chris Noyce (Liberal
Democrat), Navin Shah (Labour)
and a Akil Dhalla (Independent). The People's
Independent Party 2002 did not send a representative.
08-Feb-2006 Public
Meeting
HCTC held a public meeting with the leaders of
Harrow Council presenting their case and answering questions.
19-Sep-2005 Olympic
Surcharge
The HCTC campaign against London Olympics tax charge
is gearing up.
24-Feb-2005
Council Budget Vote
Harrow Council voted for a slight increase in its council tax rates for
2005/6
02-Feb-2005
Member's meeting
A members' meeting took place in a packed St John Ambulance Hall, where
future plans for the campaign were discussed. Projected tax rises were once
again explained, with such factors as the Olympic bid, re-banding and the
revenue support grant applied to the figures.
13-Dec-2004 Berjis Daver to stand for MP
Berjis Daver, co-founder and chairman of the HCTC, announced he will be
standing for election as an Independent MP for Harrow West in order to
highlight residents' concerns about council tax and other matters. As a
result he has stood down as chairman.
12-Oct-2004 Public meeting to highlight probable
tax hike
A public meeting at the PADCA hall was well attended, with resident's
hearing about factors that will probably double the amount of Council Tax we
pay in Harrow over the next few years.
27-Jul-2004
AGM 2004 report
The first AGM of the HCTC took place on 27th July at the St John
Ambulance Hall in North Harrow. The well attended event saw the acceptance
of a constitution an plans were discussed to take the campaign further.
27-Jul-2004 Labour
Leader Archie Foulds resigns
Archie Foulds, leader of Harrow's Labour group and leader resigned last
night to be replaced by Navin Shah.
11-Jul-2004 Notice
of AGM
Since the Council Budget was set in February, the HCTC committee has
concerned itself with organising the long-term future of the campaign, as
there is clearly much still to be done. We now have a constitution and plans
for the future, to be settled at the first AGM.
12-June-2004
Local Election Results
HCTC is not a political organisation, but nonetheless campaigned actively
during the local and European elections to ensure that candidates and the
media were well aware of the residents' views, and taxation and spending
plans remained an issue.
15-May-2004
What Next?
HCTC is alive and well and the job is not over.
26-Feb-2004
Labour budget adopted
Initial report on tonight's council debate and vote.
22-Feb-2004 Council vote on a knife-edge
An inflation-compatible budget proposed by the Conservatives looks set to
be blocked at the full council meeting by rebel ex-Tory councillor Gordon
Williams.
17-Feb-2004 Council Meeting Report
The councillor who briefed a journalist that HCTC was a "spent force"
this afternoon had his dreams shattered well by this evening.
16-Feb-2004 "Bogus" Consultation a Fiasco
Before it was even issued the leader of the ruling Labour group said he
wouldn't be bound by its results, and the council's consultation exercise has
continued its descent into the realms of farce ever since.
12-Jan-2004 Council's Bogus
Consultation
The ruling Labour group on Harrow council is wasting more tax-payers money on
a divisive consultation exercise, and their leader has already stated he won't
even be bound by the results. It's is simply a device for the council to hide
behind when its true tax-and-spend plans for Harrow become known.
16-Dec-2003 Council Meeting Report
The proposed tax rise was discussed. A sizable contingent
from HCTC was present, but the Labour cabinet again refused to hear their
prepared statement.
09-Dec-2003 Council tries to quell unrest
Today representatives of Harrow Council have allegedly been briefing
journalists in an attempt to head off a protest by residents at next Tuesday’s
council meeting.
01-Dec-2003 HCTC Public Meeting Report
The
HCTC held a public meeting in a packed Victoria Hall, where a capacity
audience heard the committee recounting how the campaign came into being,
details of meetings with the Council and one MP, and possible future
developments.
11-Nov-2003 Council Meeting Report
HCTC attended the Council Meeting but was prevented from delivering a
statement on behalf of Harrow residents opposed to the forthcoming Tax rises.
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