Three councillors gagged as council admits mistake but skirts fix
18,000 residents now have representatives who cannot speak up for them at Full Council.
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Council expands landlord scheme it refuses to prove works
FOI request blocked as Wandsworth announces three more wards despite withholding enforcement data.
Cabinet’s head of finance doesn’t know how much council has borrowed
£31 million increase in internal borrowing unexplained as finance transparency failures mount.
Hogg promised to make council “more open” – then silenced the councillor challenging him
30-year representative blocked from questioning Leader's misleading Ombudsman answer.
Council’s ‘no debt’ claim collapses in 48 hours
Wandsworth boasts 'lowest debt in London' one day before confirming £1.1bn borrowing plans with £2.5bn lifetime cost.
“My kids so scared” as man prowls property while council blames police, police blame council
Video captures climbing incident as both agencies respond but neither acts.
Council still hasn’t fixed election system that lost 6,500 votes
15 months after embarrassing failure, key safeguards remain incomplete.
They learned nothing: Council repeats failures months after promising change
Anti-social behaviour case closed incomplete, camera installed behind tree, 10 months of ignored pleas - until the press inquiries.
Leader gave false answer on complaints surge, Council data shows
Hogg told councillors Wandsworth matched other councils - own report showed it was three times worse.
Wandsworth’s bin crisis finally getting fixed – but why did it take 18 months?
£10m Serco contract delivered through intensive hand-holding, not formal penalties.