Weekend casework keeps FLOODING in

My campaign was out in West Putney on Sunday, calling on residents of the Eastwood Estate: Aubyn Square and Toland Square off Roehampton Lane.

One of the blocks on Aubyn Square has been flooded, and again I have to ask whether Putney's Conservative MP or the three Conservative councillors for the estate would put up with living in such conditions? If they would not, why on earth do they expect council tenants and leaseholders to?

There were also the usual flytips and complaints about service charges and rents being too high: they are, especially for the poor service Putney's council estates get in return.

In the meantime, the Conservative-run council has replied about the grim state of the Alton last week - pointing out that the reason there was so much leaf mulch on the ground, making pavements slippery for pensioners and blocking up the drains - was because leaves that are wet are hard to clear up.

Here's a tip for the Conservatives: sweep them up before they get wet.