Ealing Council climbs down over Southall Black Sisters
A blog entitled disabled feminist reports that the High Court battle mounted by Southall Black Sisters appealing the decision of Tory Ealing Council to withdraw their funding has ended in the council pulling out from their case. DF puts it down to a victory for Facebook and includes a rhyme about this victory for SBS to be sung ti the tune of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”. Further coverage is at Pickled Politics and video footage of jubilation at the judicial review herein courtesy of Comment is Free blogger Cath Elliot who writes about it at Liberal Conspiracay. Although fellow CiF contributor and Ealing Councillor for my ward Phil Taylor (Con) is usually keen to trumpet all Ealing Council’s doings he’s oddly silent on this one.
Finally although it was too late for the print edition this great news also makes the local freesheet the Ealing Times as their most online viewed story. Hooray for common sense – the same can’t be said for all the ET commenters mind.
July 22, 2008 at 9:46 am
Thank you for the pingback!
I’ve read two of your posts now, and while they’re both really good, they’re really short. Where can I find longer posts by you?
July 22, 2008 at 11:47 am
Hi DF much as I hate to be a show-off there are my Comment is Free rantings down the left and also my book also on the sidebar. Sorry to be a self-publicist but then that is what blogs are to some extent
August 2, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Rupa,
I assume it was an oversight on your part not to link to this posting. SBS’s finances say it all – they are not quick to publicise that Ealing Council is buying their building for them. In this case Ealing council’s cash does not translate efficiently enough into real services for our residents.
As a cabinet member I need to be careful about what I say – I will say my piece when the judgement comes out.