Local issues in Bermondsey and Old Southwark

We're collecting local issues in Bermondsey and Old Southwark. Some of these have been turned into questions to put to the candidates standing at the 2010 general election in the form of a questionnaire.

Issues are no longer being turned into questions, but we still want them! A good local issue will be about a problem of local relevance, possibly suggesting how something should have been/be done.

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• not enough is being done to reduce carrier bag usage in the borough. Too many small, locally owned shops don't even ask customers if they want them - they just hand them out as standard! report abuse
• The Elephant and Castle regeneration is taking far too long (source) report abuse
• Planning permission rules favor large corporations like Tesco, and serve to squash local shops. report abuse
• Problem of decent housing in relation to the ongoing major works in the estate where I live. Although the work is happening, there is nothing being done about insulation and energy costs. report abuse
• There should be an audit of the Bank of England to measure them up for fraud & treasonous activities report abuse
• The crossing at Southwark Park Road and Raymouth Road is a hazard. report abuse
• A lot of school children are attending schools out of their districts. report abuse
• Conditions of the roads should be improved, there are too many potholes in the road report abuse
• Leaseholders of ex-Local Authority flats are treated poorly in service charge calculations and planning permissions. (source) report abuse
• Southwark Council should focus renovation funds on cost-effective means of reducing energy use, such as cavity wall and loft insulation in estates. report abuse
• Southwark Park Road is lousy with betting houses, bars and casinos. There should be economic diversity in the Blue. report abuse
• There should be more patrols around The Blue on Friday and Saturday nights. report abuse
• Services such as the Job Centre should be open later for all the public to come and use their services. It´s supposed to be for public convenience. report abuse
• Local councils must maintain the town halls open on Saturdays until at least 15.00 hours for all members of the public to take advantage of public services. report abuse
• Green spaces should be protected. Nursery Row park and Surrey Square park have been threatened with being built on recently and this should be fought against. report abuse
• Lant street should be reopened and not shut for the benefit of one small section of the community (source) report abuse
• Recycling services should include Tetra-Paks in curbside/clear bag schemes. (source) report abuse
• There should be more cycling lanes to make commuting to the centre safer. (source) report abuse
• CCTV does not replace foot patrols to combat crime and antisocial behaviour. (source) report abuse
• Dog Litter & rubbish on walkways is a huge problem! report abuse
• there is not enough affordable housing in southwark report abuse

Local questions for candidate questionnaire

These are the questions that have been made out of the local issues Demoracy Club volunteers have posted. They'll make up the 'local' section of a questionnaire that TheyWorkForYou is developing in conjunction with Demoracy Club. Below the question is the local issue it's derived from.

Do you agree that ... ?

• Lant Street should be reopened. (source)
  Based on issue: Lant street should be reopened and not shut for the benefit of one small section of the community (source)
• Local councils should keep the town halls open on Saturdays until at least 3pm for all members of the public to take advantage of public services.
  Based on issue: Local councils must maintain the town halls open on Saturdays until at least 15.00 hours for all members of the public to take advantage of public services.
• Training should be provided to improve awareness regarding plastic bag usage in shops, in order to reduce plastic bag usage in the borough.
  Based on issue: not enough is being done to reduce carrier bag usage in the borough. Too many small, locally owned shops don't even ask customers if they want them - they just hand them out as standard!
• More bins for litter should be provided across the constituency.
  Based on issue: Dog Litter & rubbish on walkways is a huge problem!
• The Elephant and Castle regeneration project is taking too long and should be made a higher priority. (source)
  Based on issue: The Elephant and Castle regeneration is taking far too long (source)
• Funding to repair potholes in the roads should be increased.
  Based on issue: Conditions of the roads should be improved, there are too many potholes in the road