Initial enthusiasm has led to the grim reality that adhering ESG guidelines costs money and ESG has recently taken a less prominent seat in many financial markets.
Committee model
Cllr John Whitworth, West Ham ward, writes:
If the committee model is chosen in the Newham governance referendum there will be major changes in decision making, as a mayor will no longer have local “presidential” powers above those of councillors.
The council will take responsibility for local government and empower its committees to make decisions for each of the different services, with every councillor having a seat on a committee which will work closely with local residents.
The committees will fit with the existing directorates responsible for housing, health, etc, so the council will still have the same structure and deliver the same services - but what is done will be decided collectively and not by a single person.