Greenwich Council - A Review of 2018 to 2022 | Take the Quiz

In 2019 the Council’s auditors made what comment regarding Greenwich Council’s finances?

The Council needs to spend more on photos of the Council’s Leader for Twitter

The Council isn’t spending enough money on Woolwich.

Eltham is a cash cow which contributes a lot in Council Tax but receives little in spending.

The Council must limit its use of reserves in the future linked to a ‘financial precipice’

Over the last four years, how many Labour Councillors have been found guilty of fraud linked to renting a Council flat when owning three other properties?

Over the last four years, the Labour Council has considered all of the following changes to bin collections. Which one has it agreed to introduce after the May Council elections?

Reducing the size of all black top bins

Introducing a charge for collecting green waste from gardens (a garden tax)

Cutting the collection of black top bins to once every two weeks

Require residents to separate out food and garden waste into different bins

In 2021, what proportion of calls to Greenwich Council’s Repairs Hotline were abandoned without being answered?

33%

50%

66%

75%

What saving did Greenwich Council hope to achieve from cutting the number of dog waste bins in the Borough’s parks and woodlands?

£12,000

£20,000

£54,000

£102,000

In 2021, Eltham Conservatives ran a successful campaign to remove which building from Greenwich Council’s list of sites to be developed for flats?

Eltham’s Nissan Car dealership

Eltham’s Mecca Bingo

Eltham Church of England Primary School (Roper Street)

Eltham’s Post Office

In 2019, Eltham Conservatives suggested that Greenwich Council consider buy Eltham Police Station to keep it open (as was done elsewhere in London). How did the Cabinet Member describe this suggestion?

It beggars belief

Like something from Alice in Wonderland

Stranger than fiction

Like something from the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Greenwich Council has boasted of spending more than £90m on Woolwich in recent years. Which one of the following projects has it NOT invested in?

Creating a 'Woolwich Works' cultural quarter at a cost of £46m

Building a brand new Woolwich Leisure Centre

Renaming General Gordon Square 'Danny Thorpe Square' including a statue of the Council Leader (pose to be consulted upon)

Refurbishing the Tramshed Theatre

During the course of Council meetings, Leader of the Council Cllr Danny Thorpe has offered to meet with Opposition Councillors in a range of settings. Which one of these did Cllr Thorpe NOT offer?

To go to the cinema with Cllr Spencer Drury

To meet Cllr Pat Greenwell for a cup of tea

To meet Cllr Nigel Fletcher for a meal

To meet Cllr Charlie Davis for a pint

In recent years the Government allowed Councils to use money received from tenants buying their own home to build more Council housing. Instead Greenwich Council has used some of these funds to buy homes on the open market, out-bidding those hoping to own their own home. How much has Greenwich Council spent buying homes on the open market in recent years?

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Greenwich Council - A Review of 2018 to 2022