Two new stories sit side by side in my feed. The first is the positive news that back in Lambeth, the new Green-led council is pausing plans to close the dementia day centre on the Central Hill estate. Talk about your first 100 days in office, etc. Shout out to Councillor Martin Abrams, who has taken the no-nonsense move to reverse this cost-cutting policy of his old Labour Party.

Meanwhile, a little closer to home, I read how the newly Reform run Essex County Council has also wasted no time. Top of the agenda back in Essex is to cancel any so-called net zero projects. The so-called, by the way, is not my own personal interpretation. It seems that any cancellation of so-called net zero projects has to begin with the so-called prefix.

What a world we live in.

Meanwhile, caught somewhere in the middle is Colchester City Council. To the surprise of absolutely no one, it has been confirmed that a Conservative-led coalition alongside the wishy-washy Lib Dems will be voted in at the AGM tomorrow morning. Because of course the centrist third party, free market liberal model always knows best. Slow hand clap for the Colchester Labour splitters alongside their own neoliberal idiots that have caused this one almighty fuck up in the town/city.

Another day, another random walk around these Transpontine streets.

The route was roughly from Sunny Stockwell and over to the Oval Art Trail: Gasworks, Beaconsfield (closed) and then the Grand Daddy, the mighty Newport Street.

Never one to let an opportunity to snap away, have camera, will snap, etc.

The South London light was fading. My camera struggled to pick out some of the autumnal colours amongst the concrete.

With major regeneration taking place around The Oval with the old gasometer, now is a useful time to capture the changes.

I’m pleased that I managed to capture the old Cricketer’s boozer before it was bulldozed this time last year.

Snappety snap.

A pleasant early autumnal walk along the Trail towards Sunny Colch. Not a bad little place to live, etc.