CROYDON COMMENTARY: Late notice, poor connections and several interested residents unable to log-in for last night’s developers’ webinar for College Green.
JUNO BAKER says Brick by Brick ‘are using this current crisis as a justification to drive through an extremely ill-considered and very controversial project and to sidestep proper process’
Residents were locked out and others had their questions ignored in last night’s BxB webinar ‘consultation’
In this period of lockdown, companies are having to find new ways of doing things. That’s understood. Webinars are a common alternative to live events, conferences or consultations.
So when we first heard that Brick by Brick had set up a webinar to replace the consultation session for their schemes at College Green that had to be cancelled because of coronavirus, it seemed reasonable.
Thing is, not all webinars are the same. There are webinar platforms, like Remo for example, that allow for meeting people, have virtual tables where you can chat with others and have proper conversations. But for its session yesterday evening, Brick by Brick chose Commonplace, and those attending only had the option of posting questions, not having conversations.
Then there was the timing of the webinar: 6pm. Yes, we’re on lockdown, things are different now. But for people with small children, this is a terrible time to step away from family – supper time, bedtime. And let’s face it, the one thing most of us can be more flexible about in current circumstances is likely to be time. Continue reading →
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