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Friday, November 20, 2015 rttimes.co.uk Established 1873 55p Hydro cash Calls to invest in hydro scheme Page 4 Expand plans Primary schools keen on expansion Page 7 Business awards Winners announced Page 14 and pages 23 to 34 Inside Richmond Council’s deputy leader Councillor Geoffrey Samuel has been accused of “hypocrisy” over a tweet made about Twickenham riverside. Coun Samuel described the Lib- eral Democrat administration’s 2009 Twickenham riverside propos- als as a “£3m white elephant” on the social media website last year. But, after the Conservatives un- veiled a Regency-inspired am- phitheatre and town square, the leader of opposition has attacked his comments. The council has since purchased the site for £6m and, have commis- sioned architects Quinlan and Francis Terry, who designed Rich- mond riverside, to design the devel- opment – with 40 homes. Liberal Democrat leader Council- lor Gareth Roberts said: “Given that Geoffrey has never missed an opportunity to make a cheap re- mark or snide observation about our plans for the riverside, it would be lying to suggest that it isn’t a lit- tle pleasing to see his own words come back to bite him on the backside. “This tweet lays bare the sheer hypocrisy of the Con- serva- tives’ posi- tion over the river- side. “They were vicious in their attacks on our plans to de- velop the site using the receipts from residential development yet this is precisely what they are now proposing themselves.” The tweet, made shortly after the council’s Gloriana u-turn in September 2014, said: “2009 Lib- Dems – £3m Riverside White Ele- phant + 32 luxury houses. No consultation. 2014 Gloriana. Con- sultation. Tory Council listens.” Coun Roberts has branded the Conservative administra- tion as “hypocritical”. Proposals for the multi-million pound Conserva- tive scheme could include as many as 40 flats on the river- side. But Councillor Samuel said there is “no comparison” between the 2009 plans and the shop-lined arcade proposals, which would be completed by spring 2019. Deputy leader Coun Samuel added there was “no comparison” between the two schemes. He said: “We are consulting, which is what they always refused to do – and, as proved with the Glo- riana – we listen, whereas they did not. Continued on page 4 Tom Ambrose tom.ambrose @london.newsquest.co.uk Do you like Twickenham Riverside proposals? YES 44 per cent NO 56 per cent Snap poll taken of 287 RTT readers on November 11 ‘Sheer hypocrisy’ 2015 2015 riverside plan – £6m and 40 homes 2009 2009 riverside plan – £3m and 32 homes Tories announce bigger plans after ‘white elephant’ tweet Criticised: Geoffrey Samuels and, right, an artist’s impression of the riverside plans
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Friday, November 20, 2015 rttimes.co.uk Established 1873 55p
Hydrocash
Calls to investin hydroschemePage 4
Expandplans
Primaryschools keenon expansionPage 7
Businessawards
Winners announcedPage 14 andpages 23 to 34
Inside
Richmond Council’s deputy leaderCouncillor Geoffrey Samuel hasbeen accused of “hypocrisy” over atweet made about Twickenhamriverside.
Coun Samuel described the Lib-eral Democrat administration’s2009 Twickenham riverside propos-als as a “£3m white elephant” onthe social media website last year.
But, after the Conservatives un-veiled a Regency-inspired am-phitheatre and town square, theleader of opposition has attackedhis comments.
The council has since purchasedthe site for £6m and, have commis-sioned architects Quinlan andFrancis Terry, who designed Rich-mond riverside, to design the devel-opment – with 40 homes.
Liberal Democrat leader Council-lor Gareth Roberts said: “Giventhat Geoffrey has never missed anopportunity to make a cheap re-mark or snide observation aboutour plans for the riverside, it wouldbe lying to suggest that it isn’t a lit-tle pleasing to see his own wordscome back to bite him on the backside.
“This tweet lays bare the sheer
hypocrisy ofthe Con-serva-tives’posi-tionovertheriver-side.
“Theywere viciousin their attacks on our plans to de-velop the site using the receiptsfrom residential development yetthis is precisely what they are nowproposing themselves.”
The tweet, made shortly after thecouncil’s Gloriana u-turn inSeptember 2014, said: “2009 Lib-Dems – £3m Riverside White Ele-phant + 32 luxury houses. Noconsultation. 2014 Gloriana. Con-sultation. Tory Council listens.”
Coun Roberts has branded the
Conservative administra-tion as “hypocritical”.
Proposals for themulti-millionpound Conserva-tive scheme couldinclude as many as40 flats on the river-
side.But Councillor
Samuel said there is“no comparison” between
the 2009 plans and the shop-linedarcade proposals, which would becompleted by spring 2019.
Deputy leader Coun Samueladded there was “no comparison”between the two schemes.
He said: “We are consulting,which is what they always refusedto do – and, as proved with the Glo-riana – we listen, whereas they didnot.
Continued on page 4
Do you like TwickenhamRiverside proposals?YES44 per centNO56 per cent
Snap poll taken of 287 RTT readers on November 11
‘Sheer hypocrisy’20152015
riversideplan – £6m
and 40homes
2009 2009 riverside
plan – £3mand 32homes
Tories announce bigger plans after ‘white elephant’ tweet
Criticised: Geoffrey Samuels and,right, an artist’s impression of theriverside plans
