On the one hand I am delighted that Susan is taking an interest in Honor Oak Park. But the shop owners will not have time to deal with the litter problem as they are all struggling to stay in business in the face of competion and huge hikes in their rent.

Did anyone see the picture of them in a recent issue of the Mercury. I asked one of them about it and they are having a really rough time, they deserve our support, that street was a dump 6 years ago when they started to invest in their own communities, they are all local people.

Now that TFL have used our Con charge money to re-lay all of the pavements the landlords think they have another Lordship Lane revival coming. We actually have a property slump coming - oh its here already.

It may be lovely for the ladies to gain one beauty parlour but its no good if its the only business left open. Property prices have definately improved since the restaurants and others arrived - and left again, losing them will have the opposite effect.